Chicago & Alton Railroad v. Bonifield

It appears, and it is not disputed, that on the 28th day of October, 1880, Peter Ely, deceased, having attended a political mass meeting at Bloomington, at about half-past ten o’clock at night took the ears at that place for the town of McLean, where he resided. On the arrival of the train at that place, in alighting from the train he was thrown by the motion of the cars, or fell on the platform, receiving injuries from which he died some three months afterwards. He brought suit in his lifetime to' recover damages from the company for the injury, but having died before a trial, the suit was…