Butler v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.

This'action is prosecuted by the parents of Thomas Butler, deceased, a minor, to recover statutory damages for the death of their son which they allege, was caused by the negligence of defendant. Plaintiffs recovered a verdict and judgment for three thousand dollars and the cause is before us on the appeal of defendant.

The death of the child, who was five years old, occurred in the morning of September 8, 1908, in the yards of defendant at Maysville. The tracks of defendant run east and west and consist of a main and a passing track south of the station building' and a house or team track…