Gegere v. Chicago & North Western Railway Co.

Defendant appeals from an order denying its motion for judgment non obstante or a new trial, a verdict having been returned for plaintiff.

Defendant is a common carrier, and part of its railroad system extends through the cities of Marinette and Green Bay, Wisconsin. Green Bay Junction is a stopping place less than a mile beyond the main station in Green Bay coming from Marinette. In the morning of November 30, 1925, plaintiff bought a ticket at Green Bay going from there to Marinette. Towards evening he procured a ticket at Marinette for the return passage and boarded the defendant’s train…