St. Louis, P. & N. Ry. Co. v. Dorsey
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action on the Case, for personal injuries. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Sangamon County; the Hon. James A. Creighton, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the November term, 1899.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Burroughs
Appellee, John J. Dorsey, as administrator of the estate of William H. Shringley, deceased, sued appellant, St. Louis, Peoria & Northern Railway Company, in an action on the case to recover damages for causing the death of the deceased by its negligence in not providing reasonably safe brake appliances on one of the cars on which he was discharging the duties of brakeman.
The case ivas tried by jury and resulted in a verdict and judgment against appellant for $3,500 damages. Appellant prosecutes this appeal to reverse that judgment on the grounds that the court admitted improper evidence; gave…
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