Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad v. Hedges

Black, C. —

The appellee, administratrix of the estate of Daniel T. Hedges, deceased, brought her action against the appellant to recover damages for the killing of said Daniel by his being run against and over by a train of cars owned and operated by the appellant upon the track of the Indiana, Bloomington and Western Railway Company, in the town of Covington, on the 28th of Mai’ch, 1883.

The complaint was in three paragraphs, all charging that the death was caused by the defendant’s negligence, without negligence on the part of the intestate.

There has been some discussion as to whether the…