IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Civil) 73.03
Duty of Railroad To Sound Bell, Whistle, or Horn Before Intersection
There was in force in the State of Illi nois at the time of the occurrence in question a
statute which provided:
Every rail carrier shall cause a bell, and a whistle or horn to be placed and kept on each
locomotive, and shall cause the same to be rung or sounded by the engineer or fireman, at
the distance of at least 1,320 feet, from the place where the railroad crosses or intersects
any public highway, and shall be kept ringing or sounding until the highway is reached.
If you decide that the defendant violated the statute on the occasion in question, then you
may consider that fact together with all the other facts and circumstances in evidence in
determining whether and to what extent, if any, the defendant was negligent before and at the
time of the occurrence.
Provenance
- Source
- illinoiscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2026-08-19
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