Devine v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ or Error to the Branch “D” Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Mazzini SeussER, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dunn
John F. Devine, as administrator of the estate of William J. Mason, deceased, recovered a judgment for $15,000 against the plaintiff in error, the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company, for damages on account of the death of his intestate, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the plaintiff in error. The Appellate Court having affirmed the judgment, the record has been brought before us by a writ of certiorari.
The deceased was a switchman in the employ of the plaintiff in error in the city of Chicago. He was head brakeman of a crew consisting of an engineer, fireman,…
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