Terre Haute & Indianapolis Railway Co. v. Williams
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case.—Death from negligent act. Appeal from the: Circuit Court of Macon County; the Hon. Edward P. Vail, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wall
The appellee recovered a judgment against the appellant for $5,000 in an action on the case for negligently causing the death of Jas. C. Williams.
The declaration alleged that the said Williams was employed as a locomotive engineer in the service of the appellant—that because of the neglect of appellant to maintain fences and cattle-guards, cattle came upon the track, and that the locomotive, in charge of said Williams, colliding with the obstruction was derailed, and thereby his death was occasioned without any fault or negligence on his part.
The evidence showed that cattle went on the track…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. HumesSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- Illinois Steel Co. v. SchymanowskiIllinois Supreme Court · 1896
- Dickson v. Omaha & St. Louis RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1894
- Donnegan v. . ErhardtNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad v. ElderIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
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3Cited by1 opinion
- McBride v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1927