Legal Opinion
Higgins v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided February 28, 1958No. Term 57-O-8PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE SCHEINEMAN
delivered the opinion of the court.
Vernon Gale Higgins was killed when struck by a passenger train operated by the defendant, B. & O. Railroad Company. Plaintiff has obtained a verdict and judgment as administrator, against that defendant. The C. B. & Q. Railroad Company was also a defendant, but was found not guilty and is not involved on this appeal. It is here contended that a directed verdict should have been entered for the defendant, B. & O. Railroad Company, or, in the alternative, a new trial should have been granted.
The essential facts are not in dispute. At the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Bernier v. Illinois Central RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1921
- Illinois Central Railroad v. EicherIllinois Supreme Court · 1903
- Morgan v. New York Central R. R. Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1927
- Smalley v. Rio Grande Western Ry. Co.Utah Supreme Court · 1908
- McDaniels v. Terminal Railroad Ass'nAppellate Court of Illinois · 1939
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Scheffki v. C., M., ST. P. & P. RR. CO.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1971
- Magna Bank of McLean County v. OgilvieAppellate Court of Illinois · 1992
- Quiroz v. Chicago Transit AuthorityIllinois Supreme Court · 2022
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