Chicago & Alton Railroad v. Dumpser
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case.—Death from negligent act. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Logan County; the Hon. Cyrus Epler, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the November term, 1894.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr.. Presiding Justice Wall
delivered the opinion of the Court.
The most important question is whether the appellant company can be held responsible for the alleged negligence • of running the train so overcrowded through the tunnel. It ' is argued that deceased had no contract with appellant to carry him beyond East St. Louis, which was the end of its line, and that the negligence alleged was that of the connecting line, known as the Terminal Association, which hauled the train from East St. Louis across the bridge over the Mississippi river, and through the tunnel to the Union depot in St.…
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