Kelleher v. Toledo, P. & WR Co.

Defendant, Toledo, Peoria & Western Railroad Company, appeals from the judgment of the Circuit Court of Cook County entered upon a jury verdict in the amount of $24,000. In this action plaintiff seeks to recover damages for personal injuries suffered when an automobile he was driving was struck by defendant’s train.

The evidence shows that Veto Street runs north and south in the Village of Chenoa, and is intersected at right angles by defendant’s main east-west line. The crossing at Veto Street contains a single main track with a spur track on either side. Parallel to, and approximately 200…