Doyle v. Illinois Central Railroad
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action on the case for death caused by alleged wrongful act. Appeal from the Circuit Court of La Salle County; the Hon. Harvey M. Trimble, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the April term, 1903.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Farmer
This was an action brought by plaintiff against defendant to recover for the death of Charles Doyle. Deceased was employed by defendant as a brakeman on a freight train. On the night of February 3, 1897, he was head brakeman on his train, and just before his death was riding in the cab of the engine. As the train approached Dixon he left the cab and climbed up on top of the train. The two cars next to the engine were refrigerator cars and higher than the ordinary freight cars. Between where the deceased left the cab of the engine and Dixon was an overhead bridge, claimed by plaintiff to have…
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2Cases cited3 opinions
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