Patry v. Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad

The appellant, Henry J. Patry, a switchman in the employ of the Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad Company, sued that company for injuries sustained by a collision of cars in the Dearborn station, in Chicago, and recovered a judgment for $12,000, which Branch “B” of the Appellate Court for the First District reversed, with a finding of facts rendering final judgment against the appellant. A certificate of importance and an appeal to this court- were allowed.

The case was submitted to the jury upon four original counts, each charging that both the plaintiff and the defendant were engaged in…