Sweeo v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.

The defendant’s negligence in operating the train at a speed in excess of twelve miles per hour immediately preceding the accident is found by the jury and is amply sustained by the evidence. The defendant was also found guilty of negligence by failure to keep the bell ringing continuously while passing over the last twenty rods before the collision.

The trial judge stated in his opinion:.“There is some doubt whether the evidence sustains the finding of failure to ring the bell, and if that were the only ground of negligence found, the court would not be disposed to let the verdict stand…