Chilcote v. Chicago & NorthwesterN Railroad

Plaintiff and- his helper, Dorman, while riding on a “gas hand ear” in a cut,-were suddenly confronted with an extra freight train, approaching from the opposite' direction, Plaintiff jumped, and sustained' injuries for which he sues. Plaintiff ássigns sixteen “points” 0f error; 0f which we find it necessary to consider only those relating to the exclusion of testimony offered to show negligence on the part of the defendant, and the sufficiency of the evidence of defendant’s pleaded negligence to go to the jury.

The accident occurred in the morning, while plaintiff was returning from a trip,…