Illinois Southern Railway Co. v. Hayer

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Appellate ' Court affirming a judgment of the circuit court in favor of appellee (plaintiff below) for $2625. The suit was brought by appellee to recover for personal injuries claimed to have been sustained by him by reason of being thrown from his wagon while approaching appellant’s track along a public highway for the purpose of passing over said railroad track at its crossing with the public highway. A demurrer was sustained to the first count of the declaration and plea of not guilty filed to the second, third and fourth counts. The second count…