Carrel v. N.Y.C.R.R. Co.

The plaintiff, Glen Carrell, administrator of the estate of Ruthe Carrell, deceased, on behalf of himself and his two minor children, brought an action in the circuit court of Coles county against the defendant, the New York Central Railroad Company, to recover damages for his wife's death on August 31, 1940, when she was struck by a train operated by defendant at its Division street crossing in the city of Charleston. Defendant's motions for a directed verdict, at the close of plaintiff's evidence and, again, at the close of all the evidence, were denied. A jury returned a verdict of $3500…