Petermichl v. Chicago & N. W. Ry. Co.

DUFFY, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff brought this suit for damages for personal injuries allegedly resulting from the negligent operation of one of defendant’s trains at and near its Maple-wood Station in Chicago, Illinois. The district court granted defendant’s motion for a directed verdict. Plaintiff’s motions to set aside the verdict and for a new trial were denied.

Plaintiff lived on the third floor of an apartment house located about 500 feet distant from the Maplewood Station. On September 26, 1949, he left his apartment at 7:30 A. M., intending to board the Chicago-bound train on defendant’s…