Springfield Electric Light & Power Co. v. Calvert
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in case for death caused by alleged wrongful act. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Sangamon county; the Hon. James A. Creighton, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the November term, 1906.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Baume
Appellee recovered a verdict and judgment against appellant in the Circuit Court of Sangamon county for $7,000, for negligently causing the death of her intestate, Cecil Calvert. The only grounds urged by appellant for a reversal of the judgment, are, that the court admitted improper evidence on behalf of appellee; that the verdict of the jury is against the manifest weight of the evidence, and that the damages are excessive.
In November, 1904, the deceased was one of a crew of men employed by William Drake, a. contractor, in removing the metal smoke stacks from a building belonging to…
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- Sauter v. . N.Y.C. H.R.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1876
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