Legal Opinion

Berg v. New York Central Railroad

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided September 19, 1945No. 28179PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Murphy

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 Tiding 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 certificate of importance pursuant to which the cause comes to this court for further review.

A ruling on defendant’s motion for a…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Milwaukee & Saint Paul Railway Co. v. KelloggSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
  2. Merlo v. Public Service Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1942
  3. Libby, McNeill & Libby v. CookIllinois Supreme Court · 1906
  4. Miller v. Union Pacific R. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1933
  5. Seith v. Commonwealth Electric Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1909

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Langston v. Chicago & North Western Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1947
  2. Seeds v. Chicago Transit AuthorityIllinois Supreme Court · 1951
  3. Fulford v. O'CONNORIllinois Supreme Court · 1954
  4. Greig v. GriffelAppellate Court of Illinois · 1977
  5. Moss v. WagnerIllinois Supreme Court · 1963

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