Schulz v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Parker, J.:

This is an appeal by a railroad company from a judgment rendered against it for damages under the wrongful-death statute on a verdict and special findings returned by a jury.

*229The pleadings are not in issue. All that needs to be said regarding them is that the petition was sufficient in form and stated a cause of action under the statute while the answer contained a general denial and properly pleaded contributory negligence on the part of the decedent which was denied by a reply.

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