Wabash Railroad v. Farrell

This was an action on the case, to recover damages alleged to have been sustained by the widow and next of kin of plaintiff’s intestate, James Farrell, deceased, who was killed while in the employment of appellant as a switchman in its yards at Forrest, Illinois. There was a trial by jury resulting in a verdict and judgment in favor of appellee for $3,500, a motion for new trial having been overruled.

The declaration contained several counts, but the gist of the negligence charged was, that appellant delivered to the deceased, to be switched upon its tracks, a car which was crippled and…