Consolidated Coal Co. v. Maehl

This suit wag brought in the Macoupin circuit court, by appellee, to recover pecuniary damages for the loss occasioned by the death of her husband, John Maehl, at the mines of appellant, as it was alleged, through the negligence of appellant, and its failure to perform its legal duty in respect of said mines and the operation thereof. A trial resulted in a verdict for plaintiff for $5000. Motion for new trial was overruled, and judgment entered on the verdict. On appeal to the Appellate Court this judgment was affirmed, and the defendant below prosecutes this further appeal.

Four reasons are…