Rockford, Rock Island & St. Louis R. R. v. Delaney

The plaintiff’s intestate, a lad of nine years of age, was killed at a street crossing in East St. Louis, by a train of cars. On the trial in the court below, controversy existed whether the train by which the intestate was killed was, at the time, under the control of appellant or of that of The St. Louis and Indianapolis Railroad Company, which was impleaded with appellant; but, since the finding of the jury on this point was not pressed in argument as ground of reversal, it will be unnecessary to refer to the evidence bearing upon it.

The court, at the instance of the plaintiff, instructed…