Smiley v. East St. Louis & Suburban Railway Co.

Ernest H. Smiley, administrator of the estate of John C. Louden, brought an action of case against the East St. Louis and Suburban Railway Company to recover damages for negligently causing the death of plaintiff’s intestate. Plaintiff below had a verdict for $5000, upon which the circuit court of St. Clair county rendered judgment. The judgment having been affirmed by the Appellate Court for the Fourth District, the cause has been brought to this court for further review by certiorari.

There were three counts in the declaration, the first of which charged that plaintiff in error so…