Ryan Co. v. Sanitary District

On September 1, 1915, one Iovino, a man twenty-seven years of age, was electrocuted by coming in contact with an electric wire belonging to the defendant, the Sanitary District. Subsequently, his heirs and next of kin, upon an application to the Industrial Board, were allowed, as against his employer, the plaintiff, the sum of $2,750. The plaintiff, having paid that amount, and being subrogated to the right of the heirs and next of kin, brought this suit. There was a trial before the court, with a jury, and a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of $2,750. This appeal is…