Christian v. Chicago & Illinois Midland Railway Co.

Plaintiff appellant Eva Jane Christian, as administrator of the estate of John Franklin Christian, deceased, brought a personal injury suit in the circuit court of Christian county under the Wrongful Death Act [Ill. Rev. Stat. 1949, ch. 70, par. 1 et seq.; Jones Ill. Stats. Ann. 38.01 et seq.] against the defendant appellee Chicago & Illinois Midland Railway Company, a corporation, for injuries resulting from the death of decedent. Plaintiff appellant Alice May Daugherty, as administrator of the estate of Albert - Nelborn Daugherty, deceased, brought a like suit in the same court.

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