Washington v. Louisville & Nashville Railway Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Fourth District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Madison county; the Hon. Benj. B. Burroughs, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shops
This was an action by appellant, as administratrix of the estate of Oscar Washington, deceased, against appellees, to recover, for the benefit of the widow and next of kin, damages for wrongfully causing the death of her intestate. Judgment was rendered in her favor in the circuit court, as by agreement of parties, upon the stipulation filed, for $200 and costs, from which judgment she appealed to the Appellate Court, where the judgment was affirmed, and she prosecutes this further appeal.
A motion was made in this court to dismiss the appeal, for the reason that the judgment was for less than…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Henchey v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1866
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- Willard v. ZehrIllinois Supreme Court · 1905
- United States v. National City Bank of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1922
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