Lasswell v. Toledo, Peoria & Western Railroad

Dennis Lasswell brought this action in the Circuit Court of Fulton County to recover for personal injuries and property damage sustained when his automobile was struck by a Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad Company train at defendant’s crossing on a township gravel road west of Cuba, Illinois. Defendant’s motions for a directed verdict at the close of plaintiff’s case and at the close of all the evidence were denied. After the jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff in the amount of $35,000, and made a special finding that plaintiff was free from contributory negligence, judgment was…