Stevens v. Illinois Central Railroad

Roscoe Stevens, (hereinafter called plaintiff,) by Dollie Stevens, his mother and next friend, brought his action in the circuit court of Marion county against the Illinois Central Railroad Company to recover damages for personal injuries received in a collision between an automobile truck driven by him and a passenger train operated by the servants of defendant at a public crossing near the village of Odin, June 29, 1920. Plaintiff recovered a judgment for $1900, and this judgment was affirmed on appeal to the Appellate Court for the Fourth District. The cause is here by certiorari.

The trial…