Cox v. Chicago & N. W. Ry. Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case.—Death from negligent act. Appeal from the Circuit Court of McHenry County; the Hon. Charles E. Fuller, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the April term, 1900.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Crabtree
This was an action on the case brought by appellant as administrator of the estate of Lewis H. Cox, deceased, to recover damages for the death of the intestate, who was killed by one of appellee’s trains of cars at the village of Cary in McHenry county, on the evening of September 8, 1895. The accident occurred between 8:30 and 9 o’clock on Sunday evening. Deceased and a companion named Sweet, were driving in a covered buggy with the top up, and attempted to cross the tracks of appellee, and while so doing were struck by a passenger train and both killed.
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. ClarkIllinois Supreme Court · 1883
- Pittsburgh, Cincinnati & St. Louis Railway Co. v. McGrathIllinois Supreme Court · 1885
- Gardner v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Ry. Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1885
- Chicago, B. & Q. R. R. v. GundersonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1896
- Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. StaffAppellate Court of Illinois · 1892
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