Harden v. Illinois Central Railroad Company

This is a law action for damages in a death case arising out of a collision between defendant’s train and a car being operated by plaintiff's decedent. The jury found decedent was eontributorily negligent and returned a verdict for the defendant. A motion for a new trial based upon misconduct of the jurors was overruled. Upon this appeal the single issue is the rating upon the motion.

One of the questions pertaining to the question of contributory negligence of the driver of decedent’s car was the speed at which he approached the railroad crossing where the collision occurred. There was…