Riger v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.

Tbe following opinion was filed December 9, 1913:

TimliN, J.

Tbe plaintiff was run down and injured by a car-of tbe defendant railway company on or about November '3, 1910, at a street crossing. Tbe jury returned a verdict fixing bis damages at $5,000 and finding that tbe train in wbicb tbe car was approached tbe crossing at a speed greater than tbe lawful speed of twelve miles per bour, wbicb excessive speed was tbe proximate cause of plaintiff’s injury. Plaintiff was not' guilty of more tban a slight want of ordinary care wbicb proximately contributed to bis injury in failing to look and…