Legal Opinion

Collison v. Illinois Central Railroad

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided November 17, 1908Published

Action in case for death caused by alleged wrongful act. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Champaign county; the Hon. Solon Philbrick, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Ramsay

Fred Collison, as administrator of the estate of Harry Collison, deceased, sued the Illinois Central Bailroad Company in the Circuit Court of Champaign county for the alleged negligent killing of said Harry Collison upon the right of way of said railroad company at Thomasboro, Illinois. A trial was had in April, 1906, and a verdict returned in favor uf Collison, administrator, in the sum of $8,000 upon which judgment was rendered, from which an appeal,was prayed .to this court, which said judgment was reversed in an opinion by this court reported in the 134 Ill. App. 443, and the cause…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Illinois Central Railroad v. CollisonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1907

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