Barnard v. Springfield & Northeastern Traction Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Fourth District ;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Madison county; the Hon. W. E. Hadley, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Duncan
On October n, 1912, appellant, as administratrix of-the estate of Ira V. Barnard, deceased, sued appellee in case in the circuit court of Madison county for causing the death of said decedent. The declaration charged that appellee was possessed of and operating a certain railroad in Sangamon county, Illinois, extending from Springfield northerly to the Jones & Adams coal mine siding, at which siding the said Ira V. Barnard was run over and killed by a car operated on said siding by appellee and while said Barnard was with all due care discharging his duty as a switchman for appellee. The…
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