Gills v. New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad

John Gills, alias Jack Gills, (hereafter referred to as plaintiff,) obtained a verdict in the circuit court of Madison county against the New York, Chicago and St.‘Louis Railroad Company, (hereafter designated as defendant,) for $1200. The court rendered judgment on the verdict and defendant appealed to the Appellate Court for the Fourth District. That court affirmed the judgment, and a certificate of importance having been granted by that court, an appeal has been perfected to this court to review the record.

This was an action for damages to the person and to the automobile of plaintiff,…