Chicago & E. I. R. R. v. Argo
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in Case.—Trial in the Circuit Court of Iroquois County; the Hon. John Small, Judge, presiding. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff; appeal by defendant. Heard in'this court at the May, term, 1898.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding JusxidE Dibell
delivered the opinion of the court.
On April 13, 1896, Harry Mac Argo, then seventeen years old, was struck and killed by a freight train of appellant at Hoopeston. This suit was brought by his administi-atrix to recover for the benefit of his next of kin their consequent pecuniary loss. Plaintiff recovered $3,000 and defendant appeals.
Before the close of the trial plaintiff’s pleadings had been reduced to the fifth count of the declaration. It averred the accident occurred within the corporate limits of the city of Hoopeston, and pleaded an ordinance of said city…
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