Johnson v. Hawkeye Commercial Men's Ass'n

— Francis P. Fredenhagen became a member of the defendant association November 6, 1911. He was on his way to the depot at La Grange, 111., and, in undertaking to pass over a stile in the fence along the tracks, fell. This fence was made of pickets, and at this place there was an opening and two or three pieces of 1x2 or 2x4 were nailed crossways, so that one might step on these in going over. As he stepped on one of them and swung his foot over to go down on the other side, the piece on which his foot rested gave way, precipitating him on the track, where his legs were run over by an…