Swift & Co. v. O'Brien
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action on the case for death caused by alleged wrongful act. Appeal from the Circuit Court of St. Clair County; the Hon. Charles T. Moore, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the August term, 1905.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Creighton
This was an action in case, in the Circuit Court of St. Clair County, by appellee against appellant, to recover for the death of appellee’s intestate. Trial by jury. Verdict and judgment in favor of appellee for the sum of $3,000.
The declaration charges in substance, that appellant was possessed of and using and operating a packing plant and appurtenances, consisting among other things of certain railroad tracks, and a building with wall and shed used as a coal house; that appellant negligently constructed and maintained one of its railroad tracks and its coal house in such close proximity to…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad v. HinesIllinois Supreme Court · 1890
- Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad v. HeereyIllinois Supreme Court · 1903
- Village of Jefferson v. ChapmanIllinois Supreme Court · 1889
- Landgraf v. KuhIllinois Supreme Court · 1900
- John Spry Lumber Co. v. DugganIllinois Supreme Court · 1899
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