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Briney v. Illinois Cent. R. Co.

Appellate Court of Illinois
Jan 8, 1947
330 Ill. App. 250 (Ill. App. Ct. 1947)

Opinion

Gen. No. 43,607. (Abstract of Decision.)

Opinion filed January 8, 1947 Rehearing denied January 28, 1947

RAILROADS, § 287questions for jury in personal injury action. In action for personal injuries sustained by eight year old boy in attempting to board defendant's moving freight train, wherein there was evidence of previous custom of employees of defendant, known to latter, under which other boys boarded defendant's moving trains and threw switches in return for gifts from employees, held that plaintiff's status as invitee, defendant's negligence, and proximate cause of accident were questions for jury.

See Callaghan's Illinois Digest, same topic and section number.

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. LEONARD C. REID, Judge, presiding.

Judgment affirmed. Heard in the third division, first district, this court at the December term, 1945.

John W. Freels and Herbert J. Deany, for appellant;

Vernon W. Foster and Charles A. Helsell, of counsel;

Joseph Barbera, for appellee; Harry G. Fins, of counsel.


Not to be published in full. Opinion filed January 8, 1947; rehearing denied January 28, 1947.


Summaries of

Briney v. Illinois Cent. R. Co.

Appellate Court of Illinois
Jan 8, 1947
330 Ill. App. 250 (Ill. App. Ct. 1947)
Case details for

Briney v. Illinois Cent. R. Co.

Case Details

Full title:Daniel C. Briney, Minor, Appellee, v. Illinois Central Railroad Company…

Court:Appellate Court of Illinois

Date published: Jan 8, 1947

Citations

330 Ill. App. 250 (Ill. App. Ct. 1947)
70 N.E.2d 743

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