Illinois Central Railroad v. Lindgren
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case.—Death from negligent act. Trial in the Circuit Court of Champaign County; the Hon. Francis M. Wright, Judge, presiding. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff; appeal by defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Burroughs
delivered the opinion of the court.
This case was before this court at a former term ■ on a writ of error, and is reported as Lingreen v. I. C. R. R. Co., 61 Ill. App. 174, where a former judgment therein, in favor of the I. C. E. E. Co., was reversed and the case remanded for another trial, which resulted in a verdict and judgment against the I. C. E. E. Co. for $2,541, and it now brings the case to this court by appeal, and urges a reversal of that judgment on the grounds the evidence fails to show thajt the appellee’s intestate was using ordinary care for his…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Lingreen v. Illinois Central RailroadAppellate Court of Illinois · 1895
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