Taylor v. Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co.

This is a suit filed by Andrew E. Taylor, hereafter referred to as the plaintiff, against Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Company, hereafter referred to as the defendant, under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (45 U. S. C. A. sec. 51 et seq.) to recover damages occasioned by the defendant’s alleged negligence. The jury returned a verdict for the defendant upon which the court entered a judgment, from which this appeal is taken.

The plaintiff filed his complaint in November 1957, to which in December 1957 the defendant filed a general denial. In April 1959 the trial court entered an order…