SOVERINO v. BALTIMORE & O.R. CO.

Gen. No. 46,208.

2 Ill. App.2d 357 (1954)

119 N.E.2d 494

Joseph Soverino, a Minor, by Frank Soverino, his Next Friend, Appellant, v. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied June 3, 1954.

Released for publication June 3, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

BASKIN & SERVER, of Chicago, for appellant; CHARLES D. SNEWIND, of Chicago, of counsel.

CHARLES F. WHITE, and E.W. LADEMANN, both of Chicago, for appellee; EDWARD J. FLEMING, of Chicago, of counsel.


MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE SCHWARTZ delivered the opinion of the court.

Plaintiff, a minor, brought this suit for personal injuries sustained while playing in and about a boxcar placed by defendant on a siding near a public street. He bases his case on the attractive nuisance doctrine. A motion to dismiss the complaint was filed by defendant on the ground that the complaint did not state a cause of action. After hearing arguments...

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