Illinois Central Railroad v. Welch
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. E. S. Williams, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lawrence
The facts of this case are stated with substantial correctness in one of the arguments by counsel for appellant, as follows :
The Illinois Central Eailroad track at Hendota is about 18 inches from the edge of the awning, which projects from the station house, so that when a freight car stands upon the track the inside edge of the car is about even with the outer edge of the awning.
The awning is about 18 inches higher than the top of the car.
On the 28th day of February, 1866, Welch was a brakeman on a freight train running on that road. The cars were coming in to Hendota at a rate of speed…
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