Boyd v. Illinois Central R. R.

Appellant brought suit against appellee for the recovery of damages to his automobile as well as for personal injuries sustained by him when he struck a flatcar which was standing upon a public crossing in the unincorporated village of Soso. At the conclusion of appellant’s evidence the trial court sustained appellee’s motion to exclude the same and directed a verdict in appellee’s favor, and this appeal is from a judgment entered thereon. In considering the propriety of the peremptory charge we must view the record in the light of the most favorable conclusions in appellant’s behalf which…