Price v. Wabash Railroad

Plaintiff Betty Price brought suit against the Wabash Railroad Company, and the City of Taylorville, Illinois, for injuries alleged to have been sustained by reason of a defective walk across the railroad tracks. Plaintiff McKinley Price, husband of Betty Price, brought suit for loss of consortium. Before trial the plaintiffs settled their suit against the City of Taylor-ville and dismissed as to the City. The Wabash Railroad Company moved to dismiss the suit against it on the ground that the settlement constituted a release. The motion was overruled and the case was tried before a jury. The…