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STEFAN v. ELGIN, J. & E. RY. CO.

Gen. No. 46,192.

2 Ill. App.2d 300 (1954)

120 N.E.2d 52

Alex Stefan, Appellee and Cross-Appellant, v. Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway Company, Appellant, and William E. Ferguson and Austin Miller, Cross-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied June 15, 1954.

Released for publication June 15, 1954.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

KNAPP, CUSHING, HERSHBERGER & STEVENSON, of Chicago, for appellant and cross-appellees; HARLAN L. HACKBERT, of Chicago, of counsel.

SILVIO E. PIACENTI, of Chicago Heights, MARION J. HANNIGAN, and EDWARD WOLFE, both of Chicago, for appellee and cross-appellant; EDWARD WOLFE, of Chicago, of counsel.

MR. JUSTICE KILEY delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a personal injury action arising from a collision between plaintiff's automobile, which had stalled on railroad tracks, and the defendant Railway's locomotive. The jury found the engineer and fireman not guilty, the Railway guilty and assessed damages at $100,000. Judgment was entered accordingly. The Railway has appealed from the judgment against it, and...

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