East St. Louis & Suburban Railway Co. v. Zink

This was a suit originally brought against appellant and the East St. Louis Railway Company, to recover damages alleged to have been sustained by appellee, by reason of the negligence of appellant. There was afterwards an amended declaration filed, containing nine counts. Appellant filed a plea of the general issue and a special plea of the Statute of Limitations. To the latter a demurrer was sustained, and appellant stood by its plea, and went to trial. After all the evidence was in, the court instructed the jury to return a verdict of not guilty, as to counts 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. Appellee…