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PETTY v. ILLINOIS CENT. R. CO.

Gen. No. 46,580.

8 Ill. App.2d 367 (1956)

132 N.E.2d 1

Charles Petty, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Illinois Central Railroad Company, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, First Division.

Released for publication February 27, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herbert J. Deany, Erle J. Zoll, Jr., and Charles I. Hopkins, Jr., all of Chicago, for defendant-appellant; Joseph H. Wright, of Chicago, of counsel.

James A. Dooley, of Chicago, for plaintiff-appellee.

JUDGE BURKE delivered the opinion of the court.

Charles Petty sued the Illinois Central Railroad Company to recover damages for injuries suffered when the automobile in which he was being driven collided with defendant's suburban train at about 10:55 P.M. on Saturday, October 13, 1951. The court entered a judgment for $75,000 on a verdict returned by a jury. Motions by the defendant for a directed verdict, for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and for a new trial...

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