Cleveland, C., C. & St. L. R. R. Co. v. Bruce
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case.—Death from negligent act. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Saline County; the Hon. Alonzo K. Vickers, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the August term, 1895.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Green
delivered the opinion of the Court.
This suit was brought by appellee, as administrator, to recover damages under the provisions of the statute for the death of his intestate, averred to have been caused by the negligence of appellant’s servants in operating its locomotive and train, and in failing to ring the bell or sound the whistle on the engine as required by the statute. And in one count it is averred that the president and board of trustees of the village of Norris City did in 1884, ordain, pass and publish, among other village laws and ordinances, the…
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