Lucas v. Peoria & Eastern Railway Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in case for death caused by alleged wrongful act. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Vermilion county; the Hon. Morton W. Thompson, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1911. Certiorari denied by Supreme Court (making opinion final).
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Puterbaugh
This is an action on the case for the recovery of damages resulting from the death of James F. Lucas, which it is alleged was caused by the negligence of the defendant. A trial resulted in a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff for $5,000.
The first and second counts of the declaration charge that the deceased was injured as the result of a failure on the part of the lessee of the defendant to have certain cars equipped with automatic couplers so they would couple and uncouple automatically without the necessity of men going between the ends of the cars, in violation of the Safety Appliance…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Chicago & Grand Trunk Railway Co. v. HartIllinois Supreme Court · 1904
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. WeberIllinois Supreme Court · 1905
- Wabash Railroad v. KeelerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1906
- St. Louis, Peoria & Northern Railway Co. v. DorseyIllinois Supreme Court · 1901
- St. Louis, P. & N. Ry. Co. v. DorseyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1900
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