Chicago Surface Lines v. Foster

Plaintiffs paid Elmer Beilfuss, one of their conductors, $392 as the amount due him under the provisions of the Workmen’s. Compensation Act [Cahill’s St. ch. 48, ¶ 201 et seq.] for compensation for personal injuries, sustained by him while in their employ. Then plaintiffs sued defendant, whose negligence caused the accident, to recover the amount so paid. The case was submitted to the court for trial without a jury and was heard upon a stipulation of facts. From a judgment in plaintiffs’ favor, defendant appeals.

Plaintiffs’ statement of claim is, in substance, as follows: That on September…