Illinois Central Railroad v. Cozby
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Fourth District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Alexander county; the Hon. Joseph P. Robarts, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Craig
This was an action brought by Thomas C. Cozby, administrator of the estate of Robert F. Craiglow, deceased, against the Illinois Central Railroad Company, to recover for the death of Craiglow, who was killed while in the discharge of his duties as a switchman in the yards of the railroad company at Cairo, on the 28th day of September, 1894.
The declaration contained three counts, in the first of which it is averred, in substance, that on the 28th day of September, 1894, the railroad company was possessed of and operating a line of railroad from Cairo to Chicago, and was also then and there…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. GregoryIllinois Supreme Court · 1871
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