Wabash Railroad v. Monegan
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case.—Death from negligence. Appeal from the ■Circuit Court of Christian County; the Hon. William M. Farmer, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the November term, 1900,
1Opinion of the Court
Hr. Justice Wright
delivered the opinion of the court.
Rear the hour of 9 o’clock on the evening of August 10, 1898, William Monegan was killed by a fast train of appellant at the crossing of Fourth street in the village of Morrison ville, and his death having been attributed to the negligence of appellant, this suit was brought by his administrator, and upon the trial the jury returned a verdict for $3,170, upon which the court gave judgment, after having overruled appellant’s motion for a new trial, and to reverse the judgment, this appeal has been brought to this court, it being argued for…
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- St. Louis, Alton & Terre Haute R. R. v. ManlyIllinois Supreme Court · 1871
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy R. R. v. LeeIllinois Supreme Court · 1873
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad v. BellIllinois Supreme Court · 1873
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