Lake Erie & Western Railroad v. Wilson

Appellee brought this suit, as administratrix of the estate of her deceased husband, Art M. Wilson, against appellant, to recover damages for his death while in the employ of appellant, which occurred August 22, 1898, in the switch yards at Rankin, Illinois. Her declaration contained four counts, to the second and fourth of which demurrers were sustained and the case was tried on the first and third. The first count averred that said Art M. Wilson was a switchman in the employ of the defendant in said yards; that the defendant negligently failed to keep its switch track in reasonably safe…