Baxtrom v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.

• This action was brought by Gustav Baxtrom, in the Superior Court of Cook county, against the Chicago and Northwestern Bailway Company, and was to recover for personal injuries to plaintiff, alleged to have been caused by the negligent conduct of defendant in the management of one of its engines by the servants in charge. On the trial the coui't instructed the jury, as a matter of law, “there was not sufficient evidence to warrant a verdict for plaintiff, ” and directed the jury to find “defendant not guilty, ” which they did. The judgment rendered on the verdict for defendant, and against…