McLaughlin v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action on the case for death caused by alleged wrongful act. Error to the Circuit Court of La Salle County; the Hon. Morton W. Thompson, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Farmer
deliverdd the opinion of the court.
John Burns was killed by an engine on defendant’s railroad in the city of Ottawa, early in the morning of December 22, 1902, and plaintiff, as his administrator, brought this suit against the railroad company for damages. The declaration contains eleven counts, and as analyzed by plaintiff’s counsel, the first “ contains the general charge of wilful negligence; ” the second charges failure to ring the bell; third, general negligence, and the fourth, running at a higher rate of speed than1 allowed by the ordinances. “The remaining…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Illinois Central Railroad v. EicherIllinois Supreme Court · 1903
- Illinois Central Railroad v. O'ConnorIllinois Supreme Court · 1901
- James v. Illinois Central RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
3Cited by1 opinion
- Raymond v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1906