Miksatka v. Illinois Northern Railway Co.

Defendant appeals from an adverse judgment of $25,000 entered on a jury verdict. The cause of action arose out of a collision between plaintiff’s automobile and a switch engine owned and operated by the defendant.

The accident occurred at approximately 12:45 a. m. on December 9,1956, as plaintiff was driving east along 31st Street in Chicago. He had left a company Christmas party at about 11:40 p. m. and due to the inclement weather conditions agreed to drive his coworker, Mrs. Haxel, to her home in the vicinity of the accident. The visibility was poor at the time due to a heavy snowfall, and…