Stefan v. Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Kilby
This is a personal injury action arising from a collision between plaintiff’s automobile, which had stalled on railroad tracks, and the defendant Railway’s locomotive. The jury found the engineer and fireman not guilty, the Railway guilty and assessed damages at $100,000. Judgment was entered accordingly. The Railway has appealed from the judgment against it, and plaintiff has cross-appealed from the judgment in favor of the engineer and fireman.
The accident happened in Dyer, Indiana in the intersection of the Railway’s east-west tracks and Hart Street at about 6:45 a. m. on September…
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