Bowman v. Illinois Central Railroad

This court has allowed plaintiffs petition for leave to appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Court reversing and remanding for a new trial a judgment entered by the circuit court of Cook County on a jury verdict awarding plaintiff damages under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act in the amount of $200,000 for injuries sustained to plaintiff’s ward, Charles D. Bowman, while in the course of his employment by defendant Illinois Central Railroad Company. The jury answered adversely to defendant this specific interrogatory: “Do you find by a preponderance of the evidence that at the time…