Case Name: SIEGEL v. SOUTHERN PAC. CO.
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1918-02-28
Citations: 250 F. 1022
Docket Number: No. 2528
Parties: SIEGEL v. SOUTHERN PAC. CO.
Judges: Before BAKER, KOHLSAAT, and ALSOHULER, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: Federal Reporter
Volume: 250
Pages: 1022–1022

Head Matter:
SIEGEL v. SOUTHERN PAC. CO.
(Circuit Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.
February 28, 1918.)
No. 2528.
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Eastern Division of the Northern District of Illinois. Action by Kate Siegel against the Southern Pacific Company. There was a judgment for defendant, and plaintiff brings error.
Affirmed.
Samuel B. King, of Chicago, Ill, for plaintiff in error. John A. Sheean, of Chicago, Ill., for defendant in errpr.
Before BAKER, KOHLSAAT, and ALSOHULER, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
At the close of the evidence the court directed a verdict for defendant. This was right, first, because the record failed to' establish or warrant an inference of negligence of defendant, and, second, because the alleged negligence is not shown to be the'proximate cause of the injury. Affirmed.