New York Central Railroad v. Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railway Co.

BOHLING, C.

The New York Central Railroad Company, a corporation, sued the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railway Company, a corporation, under the indemnity provisions of a contract between said corporations for reimbursement of $42,924.45 paid -on account of two death claims resulting from a collision between one of defendant’s trains and one of plaintiff’s motorcars, which collision caused the deaths of four of plaintiff’s employees. We: designate the parties as plaintiff and defendant. Defendant’s answer denied liability and, by way of counterclaim, asked reimbursement from plaintiff of…