Legal Opinion

Terre Haute & Indianapolis Railroad v. Voelker

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided June 17, 1889PublishedCited by 59 opinions

Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Fourth District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of St.Clair county; the Hon. George W. Wall, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bailey

This was an action on the case, brought by Julia Voelker, administratrix of the estate of Edward Voelker, deceased, against the Terre Haute and Indianapolis Bailroad Company, to recover damages for the death of the plaintiff’s intestate. The trial, which was had before the court and a jury, resulted in a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $3500, and for that sum and costs, the churt, after denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial, gave judgment for the plaintiff. Said judgment was affirmed by the Appellate Court on appeal, and by an appeal from that court the record is brought here…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad v. O'ConnorIllinois Supreme Court · 1886
  2. Cumberland Valley Railroad v. MaugansCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1883
  3. Chicago & Alton Railroad v. PennellIllinois Supreme Court · 1880
  4. Laverenz v. C., R. I. & P. R.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1881
  5. T. & P. R'y Co. v. ChapmanTexas Supreme Court · 1882

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3Cited by59 opinions

  1. Leathers v. Blackwell Durham Tobacco Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1907
  2. Chicago & Alton Railroad v. HarringtonIllinois Supreme Court · 1901
  3. Jackson v. Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1900
  4. Chicago, R. I. & P. Ry. Co. v. PitchfordSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1914
  5. Humbert v. LowdenIllinois Supreme Court · 1944

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