Carlin v. Grand Trunk Western Railway Co.

Hans P. Schmidt was killed by a passenger train of the appellant at the Loomis street crossing of appellant’s railroad, in the city of Chicago. . Appellee, his administratrix, brought suit for the benefit of his widow and next of kin against the appellant and recovered a judgment, which was affirmed by the Appellate Court for the First District. This appeal is from the judgment of affirmance.

Loomis street runs north and south and at the place where the deceased was killed is crossed by four railroad tracks. The accident happened a few minutes before nine o’clock in the evening, and the train…