Cox v. Terminal Railroad Ass'n of St. Louis

Action for damages for personal injuries. An automobile in which plaintiff was riding collided with moving cars of defendant at a public crossing in Illinois. The petition alleged personal injuries to plaintiff and charged that the collision and said injuries were caused by eleven specific acts of negligence on the part of defendant.

The answer denied generally the allegations of the petition, charged plaintiff with contributory negligence, and alleged that under pleaded decisions of the Supreme Court of Illinois, a person guilty of contributory negligence could not recover for injuries caused…