Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co. v. O'Conner
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Joseph E. Gary, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Craig
This was an action brought by appellee, legal representative of Jeremiah O’Connor, deceased, against the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Company, 'to recover damages for the death of O’Connor, caused, as is alleged, by the negligence of the servants of the railway company, while he was in the discharge of his duties as switchman in the company’s service. A trial of the cause before a jury resulted in a verdict and judgment in favor of the plaintiff for $5000, which, on appeal, was affirmed in the Appellate Court.
The accident which resulted in O’Connor’s death occurred at Englewood,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Simmons v. Chicago & Tomah RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1884
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