Jones v. Illinois Central R. R.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case.—Death by negligent act. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Marion County; the Hon. Samuel L. Dwight, Judge presiding. Heard in this court at the August term, 1902. This is an action by the administrator of John F. Jones, to recover damages for his death alleged to have been caused by the negligence of appellee. The declaration contains two counts.
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Trespass on the Case.—Death by negligent act. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Marion County; the Hon. Samuel L. Dwight, Judge presiding. Heard in this court at the August term, 1902. This is an action by the administrator of John F. Jones, to recover damages for his death alleged to have been caused by the negligence of appellee. The declaration contains two counts. The first count charges negligence by the defendant in running its engine and train of cars within the corporate limits of the city of Carbondale at a high and dangerous rate of speed. The second count alleges an ordinance of the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Worthington
court.
The bill of exceptions does not purport to detail the evidence, but is in the nature of a common law bill of exceptions. It is signed by the trial judge, and is thus made a judicial record of what the evidence introduced by each of the parties tended to prove.
Appellant in his printed statement says:
“ The record as prepared shows what the evidence tended to prove, instead of setting the evidence out in full. The bill of exceptions states that the evidence tended to prove that the decedent, John F. Jones, was at the time of his death, and had been for some time previous, in the employ of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. GregoryIllinois Supreme Court · 1871
- Kepperly v. RamsdenIllinois Supreme Court · 1876
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. LevyIllinois Supreme Court · 1895
- Baker ex rel. Brant v. NewburyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1896
- Giddings v. McCumberAppellate Court of Illinois · 1894
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