Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. v. Docherty
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case.—Death from alleged negligence. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Grundy County; the Hon. Charles Blanchard, Judge presiding. Heard in this court at the December term, 1895.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Crabtree
This was an action on the case to recover damages for the pecuniary loss sustained by the widow and next of kin of Peter Christie, deceased, by reason of his death while in the service of appellant, he having been run over and killed by a train of cars belonging to appellant, on the 17th day of April, 1894. The first trial, by a jury, resulted in a disagreement, but upon the second trial a verdict was returned for $2,500, and a motion for new trial being overruled, ■there was judgment on the verdict, and the defendant appealed to this court.
It appears from the evidence that deceased had been…
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