Pitrowski v. New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad

MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE McCORMICK

delivered the opinion of the court.

The plaintiff, Ruth Pitrowski, administrator of the estate of Edward Pitrowski, deceased, brought suit against the New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad Company, a corporation, under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (45 USC Secs. 51-59). The case was tried before a jury. At the close of the plaintiff’s evidence the circuit court of Cook county overruled the defendant’s motion for a directed verdict. The case was then submitted to the jury after argument by both plaintiff and defendant and after instructions had been given…