Austin v. Public Service Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Will county; the Hon. Arthur W. DeSelm, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the April term, 1919.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carhes
delivered the opinión of the court.
Louis Hartel, a boy 13 years old, was electrocuted on a public bridge at Rockdale, Will county, Illinois, June-11, 1917, by coming in contact with appellee’s highly charged electric wire. This suit was brought to recover for that death. At the close of the plaintiff’s evidence the court directed a verdict for the defendant, on which judgment was entered, and the plaintiff appealed.
The evidence shows, or reasonably tends to show, the facts as follows: The bridge is about 300 feet long, all of iron except the floor, which is of wood. It consists of three spans…
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