Rodgers v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, C. J.:

Amelia Rodgers brought this action against the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company to recover the sum of $10,000 as damages for the death of her husband, John W. Rodgers, on or about the 22d day of December, 1911, which it was alleged was caused by the negligence of the company.

In her petition she alleged that Rodgers was a passenger on an eastbound train of the defendant, which arrived at Manhattan on the morning of December 22, 1911, and that a water tank near the west end of the station platform was permitted to be in a…