Kelly v. Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad

Norton, J. —

This suit was instituted by plaintiff in the circuit court of Livingston county, for the recovery of $5,000 damages under section 2, chapter 147 of the general statutes. It is substantially alleged in the petition that Thomas Kelly, who was the husband of plaintiff, took passage on defendant’s road at the town of Breckenridge, to be carried as a passenger to the town of Mooresville in Livingston county, a station on defendant’s road; that defendant negligently and unskillfully failed to stop its train at the station at said town of Mooresville, but only slackened its speed, so…