Rudin v. Wheelock

In this case, the defendant in error, Anna Rudin, as administratrix of the estate of August Rudin, deceased, sued the plaintiffs in error William W. Wheelock and William G. Bierd, as receivers -of. the Chicago & Alton Railroad Company, in the' circuit court of Sangamon county, to recover damages resulting to the next of kin of the deceased, on account of the death of the deceased, which it is alleged was caused by the negligence of the plaintiffs in error in the operation of the Chicago & Alton Railroad Company. The declaration contains an averment of general negligence in the operation of an…