Stephan v. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Ry. Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case.—Death from negligent act. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Jonas Hutchinson, Judge presiding. Heard in this court at the March term, 1902.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Adams
This is an action by the appellant, administratrix of the estate of Frederick Stephan, deceased, and surviving wife of the deceased, to recover damages on account of the death of the deceased, occasioned, as she claims, by the negligence of appellee.
The amended declaration avers, in substance, as follows:
That the plaintiff was appointed administratrix of the estate of Frederick Stephan on May 7,1894; that on May 16,1894, she began suit in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, against the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Company to recover damages for the death of said Frederick…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Wall v. Chesapeake & Ohio RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
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- Heimberger v. Elliott Frog & Switch Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1909