Swanson v. Megan

This is an action by Margaret W. Swanson, plaintiff, to recover $3,000 for personal injuries as a result of alleged negligence of the Chicago & Northwestern Railway Company, defendant, in causing a collision between a locomotive at the crossing of a public street and an automobile in which plaintiff was riding as a guest. The issues tried before the jury were negligence of the railroad company and negligence of the driver of the automobile. At the close of the trial the district court sustained a motion by defendant to excuse the jury and dismiss the case for want of sufficient evidence to…