Donaldson v. Village of Dieterich
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in case for death caused by alleged wrongful act. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Effingham county; the Hon. Thomas M. Jett, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the March term, 1910.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Higbee
delivered the opinion of the court.
This was a suit brought by Frank Donaldson, administrator of the estate of John Donaldson, deceased, to recover damages for the next of kin by reason of his death, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the village of Diéterich, in the construction of a culvert across one of its streets.
It was clamed by appellee that on December 7, 1906, while said John Donaldson, then a man 78 years of age, was crossing said culvert, with a load of wood, the front wheel of the wagon on which he was riding, broke through the crust of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- People ex rel. Sullivan v. WeberIllinois Supreme Court · 1877
- Waterman v. Chicago & Iowa RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1892
- Barlow v. StandfordIllinois Supreme Court · 1876
- State ex rel. Corey v. CurtisNevada Supreme Court · 1874
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