Chicago & N. W. Ry. Co. v. Holdom
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action for Damages.—Death from alleged negligence. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Philip Stein, Judge, presiding. Heard in- this court at the March term, 1896.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shepard
This action was brought by the appellee as administrator of the estate of Thomas J. Droud, deceased, to recover damages from the appellant for negligently causing the death of said Droud on the evening of April 3, 1893.
At the time of the accident Droud was a freight train conductor in the service of the appellant, and had been such for several years. In that capacity he earned from $75 to $100 per month. He was about thirty years of age, and left surviving him a widow, twenty-three years old, and a young child. The verdict was for $3,200, and judgment having been entered thereon, this appeal…
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