Starck v. Chicago & North Western Railway Co.

Pauline B. Starck, administratrix of the estate of her husband, William Ernest Starck, deceased, brought this action under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act in the municipal court of Evanston against the defendant, the Chicago and North Western Railway Company. Judgment was entered upon a verdict for plaintiff in the sum of $54,300. Defendant appeals directly to this court because a construction of the constitution and the validity of a statute are involved.

The defendant’s first contention is that the municipal court of Evanston was without jurisdiction. The accident giving rise to the…