New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad v. American Transit Lines, Inc.

Suit was filed in the circuit court of Ford County by the New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Company against the American Transit Lines, Inc. A trial before a jury resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $17,800. After the verdict was returned, plaintiff filed a motion for judgment in its favor against the defendant for the amount of $51,242.22, notwithstanding the verdict of the jury in favor of plaintiff for the above amount. An alternative motion for a new trial was also filed by plaintiff. Both motions were overruled. A countermotion was filed by the defendant, asking…