Chicago & Joliet Electric Railway Co. v. Freeman
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action on the case for death caused by alleged wrongful act. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Will County; the Hon. Dorraxce Dibell, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1905.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Eabmeb
At about 7 o’clock in the evening of the 7th day of May, 1903, Anna Freeman, a child not yet six years of age, was run over and killed on South Chicago street, in the city of Joliet, by one of appellant’s cars operated by electric power, while in charge of its servants. This suit was brought by the administrator of the deceased to recover damages on the ground that the death was caused by the negligence of appellant’s servants. Appellee recovered a verdict and judgment for $1,800 from which this appeal is prosecuted. The first count of the declaration charges defendant generally with…
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