Berg v. N.Y.C.R.R. Co.

[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] Plaintiff, Ruth Berg, conservatrix of the estate of William Berg, an incompetent, started this suit in the circuit court of Champaign county to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by her ward when the automobile in which he was riding was struck by defendant's passenger train. A trial by jury resulted in a verdict and judgment for plaintiff. On appeal, the Appellate Court reversed the judgment without remanding, (323 Ill. App. 221,) and granted a…