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

Gen. No. 47,587.

21 Ill. App.2d 60 (1959)

157 N.E.2d 421

Paul S. Petricek, Appellee, v. Elgin, J. & E. Ry. Co., Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, Second Division.

Rehearing denied April 14, 1959.

Released for publication April 21, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stevenson, Conaghan, Hackbert, Rooks and Pitts, of Chicago (Harlan L. Hackbert, Dean A. Olds, of counsel) for appellant.

Rudolph Albert, William Torok, George T. Murphy, Jr., of Chicago (Rudolph Albert, George T. Murphy, Jr., of counsel) for appellee.

JUSTICE MURPHY delivered the opinion of the court.

Plaintiff sued for damages for personal injuries, received when he drove his automobile into the side of defendant's freight train, during a heavy, record-breaking snowstorm. Defendant has appealed from a $10,000 judgment and from the order denying its motions after verdict. No questions are raised as to the amount of the verdict, the conduct of the trial or to instructions given to the jury.

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