Illinois Central Railroad v. Chicago Title & Trust Co.

This was an action by appellee, as administrator of the estate of Hannah Swanson, deceased, to recover damages for the alleged negligence of appellant, causing the death of said Hannah Swanson. Appellee recovered judgment for $5,000.

There are three counts in the declaration, and in each count it is alleged that appellee’s intestate was killed by the appellant’s engine, while she was walking on a certain public highway known as One Hundred and Thirteenth street, in the city of Chicago, across the tracks and right of way of appellant. The first count avers, as negligence, the movement of the…