Kujawa v. Chicago & Alton Railroad
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in case for death by alleged wrongful act. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Will county; the Hon. Frank L. Hooper, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Whitney
Appellee’s intestate was killed in the city of Joliet on the twenty-fourth day of January, 1911, by a pas-. senger train, on the tracks of appellant, and this snit is brought to recover damages therefor, for the benefit of the next of kin.
The declaration consists of seven counts, each of which alleges that deceased was killed while attempting to go across the tracks of appellant at a street crossing on Ohio street in the city of Joliet. The negligence alleged in the first count of the declaration is negligent and careless driving and management of the engine and cars; by the second count,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Chicago & Erie Railroad v. MeechIllinois Supreme Court · 1896
- Krieger v. Aurora, Elgin & Chicago RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1909
- Chicago & Alton Railroad v. HeinrichIllinois Supreme Court · 1895
- Chicago City Railway Co. v. MeadIllinois Supreme Court · 1903
- Ames v. ThrenAppellate Court of Illinois · 1907
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- Sycamore Preserve Works v. Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1937