Soens v. Chicago, Wilmington & Vermilion Coal Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in case for death caused by alleged wrongful act. Appeal from the Circuit Court of La Salle county; the Hon. Edgar Eldredge, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1910.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thompson
delivered tlie opinion of the court.
This is an action in case brought by Peter Soens, administrator of the estate of his deceased son, Matthew F. Soens, against the Chicago, Wilmington and Vermilion Coal Company to recover damages for the death of plaintiff’s intestate, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant.
The declaration avers that the defendant possessed and occupied certain tract of land for the purpose of mining coal through a shaft dug by it on said land, and maintained thereon houses, boilers and other machinery; that a natural -watercourse runs across said…
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