Nice v. Illinois Central Railroad

Shortly after eleven o ’clock in the forenoon of February 22, 1937, Earl D. Nice while driving his automobile south across the tracks of the appellant Illinois Central Railroad Company, in the village of Chestnut, Illinois, was struck by one of the appellant’s trains as a result of which the said Earl D. Nice sustained injuries from which he died instantly. This action was brought by the appellee, Jessie Nice, as administratrix to recover damages for her husband’s death. A trial in the circuit court of Logan county resulted in a verdict by a jury in the sum of $1,500 in favor of appellee, and…