Illinois Central Railroad v. Oberhoefer

November 12, 1890, about 12:30 at night, appellee, while walking over appellant’s railway tracks and right of way, was injured by one of appellant’s south-bound suburban trains on which he had just been a passenger and had alighted to go to his home. His injury resulted in the loss of his right leg below the knee. March 5, 1892, appellee, then being twelve days under twenty-one years of age, settled with appellant, and received from it $150 in full satisfaction of all claims, demands, damages and causes of action against appellant, and released it therefrom.

March 13,1894, appellee brought…