Merchants National Bank v. Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co.

The plaintiff, as Administrator of the Estate of Harold E. Seckman, Deceased, sued the defendant, E. J. & E. Railway Company, and the Administrator of the Estate of Marilyn J. Sak, Deceased, the driver of the vehicle in which Seckman was riding, to recover damages resulting from a crossing accident. The jury found against both the railroad and the administrator of the host driver and awarded damages of $250,000 to plaintiff.

Only the railroad appeals from the judgment entered on the verdict, claiming that it was not negligent in the operation of its Train No. 6, that the sole proximate cause…