Todd v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Appellate Court for the Fourth District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit-Court of Hamilton county; the Hon. Jacob R. Creighton, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carter
This was an action on the case brought by defendant in error, Eliza A. Todd, as administratrix of the estate of her husband, against plaintiff in error, the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company, in the circuit court of Hamilton county, to recover damages for- his death while attempting to board a train of said railroad November 29, 1913. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendant in error, and the judgment, on appeal, was affirmed by the Appellate Court. The case is brought here on a writ of certiorari.
The deceased, Jonathan N. Todd, at the time of his death was about…
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