Gillum v. Central Illinois Public Service Co.

Appellee brought suit against appellant in trespass on the case to recover damages for the wrongful death of Truman Grillum, the minor son of appellee, who was 16 years of age when he was killed. Truman Gillum’s death resulted from appellant’s servant striking and running over him with a street car belonging to appellant.

There were various counts in the declaration charging negligence, and the fifth count charged that appellant’s servant wilfully and wantonly ran the said electric car against and struck appellee’s intestate from the results of which he died.

This cause was tried at the January…