Bryant v. Illinois Central Railroad

The plaintiff Robert Blaine Bryant, brought his action for personal injuries against the defendant Illinois Central Railroad Company, a corporation, in the superior court of Cook county. A trial was had resulting in a verdict for $35,000 in favor of the plaintiff and against the defendant, upon which judgment was entered and an appeal taken to this court.

The declaration filed in the cause consisted of three counts predicated upon the Federal Employers’ Liability Act. At the close of all the evidence, on motion of the defendant, the court directed a verdict for the defendant as to the second…