Boyer v. Northwestern Elevated Railroad
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in case for death caused by alleged wrongful act. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. William B. Scholfield, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the March term, 1911.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice F. A. Smith
delivered the opinion of the court.
Suit was brought in the Circuit Court of Cook County by the administrator of the estate of Philip A. Ohneth, to recover damages to the widow and next of kin caused by the death of said Ohneth, who was killed while crossing the tracks of the railroad company.
The accident occurred in the city of Evanston at the railroad crossing at Foster street. This street runs east and west, while the tracks run north and south and, at this point, on the surface. There are three, tracks crossing the street; the east track for southbound trains, the…
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