Schaidler v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.

This action was brought to recover damages for the death of John F. Schaidler, husband of the plaintiff, resulting from injuries received by him, October 4, 1895, at a crossing of the defendant’s railroad track with a certain highway leading from the village of Ebrwalk to Ridgeville, in Monroe county. Issue being joined and trial had, the jury at the close of the trial returned a special and also a general verdict to the effect (1) that the deceased was injured in his person at the highway crossing in question October 4,1895; (2) that the whistle of the head locomotive was not blown at the…