De Scheppers v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Rock Island county; the Hon. Frank D. Ramsay, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1912.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carnes
On August 15,1910, August DeScheppers was struck and killed by an engine of appellant on the crossing of Thirteenth street in the city of East Moline. He left surviving him a widow and four adult children. This action was brought against appellant to recover for the loss of next of kin and resulted in a verdict and judgment for $4,576, from which defendant below appealed. The declaration in different counts charged that the engine was run at a high and dangerous rate of speed; in a wrongful, heedless, reckless and wanton manner at a high and dangerous rate of speed without keeping any lookout…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Law v. People ex rel. HuckIllinois Supreme Court · 1877
- Aden v. Road District No. 3Illinois Supreme Court · 1902
- Chicago & E. I. R. R. v. HinesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1899
- Harris v. People ex rel. KnightIllinois Supreme Court · 1905
- People ex rel. Rice v. BurkeIllinois Supreme Court · 1903
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