Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad v. Olson
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action on the case for death caused by alleged wrongful act. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Philip Stein, Judge presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1902.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Baker
Olaf Olson was struck and killed by a north-bound passenger train of appellant at the crossing of 24th place in Chicago; appellee, as his administrator, recovered in the Superior Court a judgment for $5,000. against appellant for wrongfully causing his death.
The contention of appellant is that the deceased was guilty of contributory negligence.
Eight railroad tracks, running north and south, cross at grade 24th place, an east and west street. On the first four tracks from the west appellant ran its trains. A few feet east of these tracks was a tower house. East and west of the entire system of…
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