Kolp v. Decatur Railway & Light Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in case for death caused by alleged wrongful act. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Macon county; the Hon. William C. Johns, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the May term, 1908.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Baume
This is a suit by appellee against appellant to recover damages for wrongfully causing the death of appellee’s intestate, Oscar S. Kolp. Upon the trial of the cause in the circuit court of Macon county the jury returned a verdict against appellant for $4,250, upon which verdict the court entered judgment and this appeal followed.
The declaration contains six counts and charges in substance that appellant was the owner of and operated a certain electric light and power plant, and that the deceased was employed by appellant as a lineman; that upon a certain pole belonging to appellant it…
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