Chicago & Iowa Railroad v. Lane

This was an action in case brought by Elliott Lane, a minor, by his next friend, Gilbert Lane, against appellant. The injury complained of resulted from a collision between a passenger train on appellant’s road and a team and wagon driven by appellee in the city of Bochelle, at a street-crossing, on the 29th day of July, 1887. Bartholomew street runs north and south through Bochelle, and appellant’s road runs through the city in an easterly and westerly direction, crossing Bartholomew street. At the crossing of this street and the railroad the collision occurred, resulting in the loss of an…