Hanna v. Grand Trunk Railway Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Julius S. Grlnnell, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the Court
hloBAn", P. J.
The action was brought by appellant as administrator of the estate of H. S. Hall, deceased, to recover damages for the killing of Hall, in Canada, by the defendant railroad company. The right of recovery is based upon a statute of Canada. The declaration contains several counts, stating in different ways the carelessness and negligence of the railroad company xvhich caused the death, and the statute of Canada, which gives the light of action, is set out in full, and it is averred that the said statute is in harmony with the law of Illinois in respect to the right of recovery for…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Dennick v. Railroad Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1881
- Leonard v. . Columbia Steam Navigation Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1881
- Herrick v. Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1883
- Illinois Central Railroad v. CraginIllinois Supreme Court · 1873
- Shedd v. MoranAppellate Court of Illinois · 1882
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- Kalmich v. BrunoDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1975
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