Calvert v. Springfield Electric Light & Power Co.

This was an action on the case commenced by the appellee against the appellant and one William Drake, in the circuit court of Sangamon county, to recover damages for the death of Cecil Calvert, appellee’s husband and intestate, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendants. The jury found William Drake not guilty and returned a verdict in favor of appellee, against the appellant, for the sum of $7000, upon which the court rendered judgment. The appellant prosecuted an appeal to the Appellate Court for the Third District, where the judgment of the circuit court was affirmed…