Appellate Court of Illinois March 25, 1968, Gen. No. 10,911 (Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. Ommen)

CREES, J.

This suit results from a train wreck. Defendant drove onto the track and stalled his auto. The engineer of the train applied the emergency air in an attempt to avoid the collision and the air application caused the derailment of five cars in the freight train. A jury trial resulted in a verdict for plaintiff in the amount of $1,833.49.