SURDYK v. INDIANA HARBOR BELT R. CO.

No. 8733.

148 F.2d 795 (1945)

SURDYK v. INDIANA HARBOR BELT R. CO. et al.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

April 26, 1945.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. L. Siegler, of Chicago, Ill., for appellant.

Theodore Schmidt, P. J. Cronin, Sidney C. Murray, Marvin A. Jersild, and Wm. A. Morrow, all of Chicago, Ill., for appellees.

Before EVANS, KERNER, and MINTON, Circuit Judges.


KERNER, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff sued to recover for injuries to himself and damage to his automobile sustained in a grade-crossing collision. The cause was tried to a jury. The train involved was operated by the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Company upon the tracks of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. After the trial court had directed a verdict for Belt, the jury found against Pennsylvania, but the court, concluding that plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence...

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