Illinois Central Railroad v. Kief

This is an action on the case, brought by appellee, as administrator of the estate of Phillip Kief, deceased, against appellant, for wrongfully causing the death of appellee’s intestate, at a public street crossing in the village of Melvin in Ford County, by one of appellant’s trains, on February 22,1902. The plaintiff recovered judgment for the sum of §2.000, from which the defendant appeals.

The declaration contained five counts. The first count charged general negligence in running the train. The second count charged the running of the train at a high rate of speed, contrary to the village…