Harvey v. Chicago & Alton Railway Co.

This is an action on the case by appellant to recover damages for injuries sustained by the alleged negligence of appellee. The declaration consists of four counts. The first three allege negligence of appellee in failing to have its depot platform properly lighted, and in the operation of its train, and the fourth count alleges in addition that appellee’s brakeman called out “All right,” before the train had stopped at the station platform, whereby appellant was induced to believe the train had come to a stop and he could alight therefrom in safety. There have been two trials of the case,…