Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad v. Jennings

I do not concur in much that is said in this opinion; nor do I agree to the conclusion reached by it. In my judgment the Appellate Court was right in affirming the judgment of the trial court, and gave good reasons for doing so in the following opinion:

“On behalf of appellant it is claimed that there was error, first, in not directing a verdict for appellant; second, in the admission of evidence; and third, in the refusal of instructions asked by appellant, and also in the modification of certain instructions requested by it.

“Under the first point, it is argued that Jennings failed to use the…