Roseland v. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

This is an action brought in the district court for Douglas county for damages alleged to have been caused by the negligent operation of one of defendant’s passenger trains, resulting in a collision with the automobile in which plaintiff was riding and inflicting injuries upon the plaintiff for which recovery is sought. The verdict of the jury was for $11,000, and judgment was entered thereon. From the overruling of its motion for a new trial, defendant appeals.

The record shows that, on the evening of October 26, 1933, the plaintiff and her husband and about twenty other persons had attended…