Overman v. Illinois Central Railroad

This action was brought by Ella Overman, administrator of the estate of Lester Overman, deceased, plaintiff-appellee, on a Complaint consisting of two counts against the Hlinois Central Railroad Co., defendant-appellant, and John J. Brennan, defendant, an engineer employee at the time of the occurrence of the defendant, for the alleged wrongful death of Lester Overman, deceased. The defendant John J. Brennan was later dismissed as a party defendant. The decedent, Lester Overman, had died as a result of a collision between a pickup truck driven by him and a passenger train of the defendant…