Davidson v. Illinois Central Railroad

Appellee obtained judgment for $5,000 damages in the Circuit Court of Sangamon county against appellant, for the cutting off of appellee’s left hand by a passenger train of appellant at its Decatur station, June 12, 1909.

The depot of appellant is west of its three tracks, the , track nearest the depot being known as a passing track, the next one east as the south-bound main track and the third, the north-bound main track. A platform extended from the depot out to the nearest rail on the north-bound track, and extended north and south on the west side of its tracks a distance of 512 feet from…