Rogers v. Chicago & North Western Transportation Co.

This is an appeal by the Chicago and North Western Transportation Company, defendant, from a judgment entered on a jury verdict in the Circuit Court of Madison County in favor of the plaintiff, Roy Rogers, in the amount of *200,000. Defendant contends that: (1) the issue of the plaintiff’s contributory negligence was erroneously withheld from the jury’s consideration; (2) the trial court incorrectly ruled on certain objections to evidence; and (3) the closing argument of plaintiff’s counsel was prejudicial to the defendant and denied it a fair trial.

The plaintiff has been employed as a carman by…