St. Louis, Alton & Terre Haute Railroad v. Bauer
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Fourth District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Perry county;' the Hon. Benjamin E. Burroughs, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Baker
This was an action on the case, in which appellee, as administrator of the estate of Henry A. Bauer, deceased, was the plaintiff, and appellant the defendant. The suit was brought to recover damages for the alleged negligence of appellant in having caused the death of the intestate. The cause was tried before a jury in the Perry circuit court, who returned a verdict in favor of appellee, and assessed his damages at §3000. The judgment rendered on the verdict was affirmed in the Appellate Court, and from the judgment of affirmance appellant prosecutes this appeal.
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2Cases cited2 opinions
- City of Mt. Carmel v. HowellIllinois Supreme Court · 1891
- St. Louis, Alton & Terre Haute Railroad v. BarrettIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
3Cited by4 opinions
- Streeter v. HumrichouseIllinois Supreme Court · 1934
- Franks v. Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern RailroadAppellate Court of Illinois · 1933
- Chicago, R. I. & P. Ry. Co. v. DowneyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1901
- Streeter v. HumrichouseAppellate Court of Illinois · 1933