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PETTY v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL R.R. CO.

No. 33998.

11 Ill.2d 485 (1957)

144 N.E.2d 601

CHARLES PETTY, Appellant, v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied September 16, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JAMES A. DOOLEY, of Chicago, for appellant.

HERBERT J. DEANY, ERLE J. ZOLL, JR., and ROBERT S. KIRBY, all of Chicago, (JOSEPH H. WRIGHT, of counsel,) for appellee.

Remanded, with directions.

Mr. JUSTICE DAILY delivered the opinion of the court:

The circuit court of Cook County entered judgment on a jury verdict awarding damages to plaintiff, Charles Petty, in the amount of $75,000 for personal injuries sustained in a collision between the automobile in which he was riding and defendant's train, and the Appellate Court reversed and remanded the cause for a new trial on the ground...

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