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BROKAW v. EAST ST. LOUIS JOCKEY CLUB, INC.

Term No. 56-M-8.

12 Ill. App.2d 243 (1956)

139 N.E.2d 850

Lillie Brokaw, Administratrix of Estate of Lester Brokaw, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. East St. Louis Jockey Club, Inc., Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Released for publication February 4, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morris B. Chapman, and John Gitchoff, both of Granite City, for plaintiff-appellant.

Schaefer O'Neill, of Alton, for defendant-appellee.

JUSTICE BARDENS delivered the opinion of the court.

Plaintiff's intestate, a 17-year-old boy, was killed in a fall while riding as a jockey in a race at defendant's track, Cahokia Downs, near East St. Louis, Illinois. A jury trial in the Circuit Court of Madison County resulted in a verdict for plaintiff. The trial court, however, entered judgment for defendant notwithstanding the verdict. Plaintiff appeals, contending that there was sufficient evidence of defendant...

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