McDonell v. Lake Erie & Western Railway Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Peoria county; the Hon. John M. Niehaus, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the April term, 1917.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dibell
Susie McDonell, a teacher, was driving from her home to her school in an automobile known as a Saxon runabout, and while driving in a southerly direction upon a public highway and crossing the line of the Lake Erie & Western Railway at a place known as Burrough’s Crossing, her automobile was struck by a freight train consisting of an engine, caboose and 6 freight cars running east on said railroad, and she and her automobile were injured. She brought this suit ag’ainst the company operating said road to recover damages for said injuries. There was a jury trial, a verdict and a judgment for…
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