Rogers v. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Ry. Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case.—Death from negligent act. Error to the Circuit Court of Wabash County; the Hon. Prince A. Pearce, Judge presiding. Heard in this court at the February term, 1903.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Creighton
delivered the opinion of the court.
This was an action in case, in the Circuit Court of Wabash County, by plaintiff in error against defendant in error to recover damages for a personal injury resulting in death of plaintiff’s intestate. At the conclusion of all the evidence, the jury, under direction of the court, returned a verdict in favor of defendant and the court rendered judgment on the verdict. To reverse this judgment, plaintiff in error brings the case to this court. The principal errors assigned are, that the court erred in directing a verdict, and in…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad v. KneirimIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. AveryIllinois Supreme Court · 1884
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