Chicago & Eastern Illinois R. R. v. Heerey
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the (Jase.—Death from negligent act. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Theodore Brentano, Judge •presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1901.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Waterman
delivered the opinion of the court.
In this case appellee obtained a judgment against appellant for $5,000, because of its alleged negligence in causing the death of Joseph Heerey.
The deceased was acting as an extra fireman upon appellant’s switch engine number 211, and was killed on the evening of October 21, 1898, by falling between the tender and engine while in motion, being run over by the tender. His fall was caused by the separation of the engine and tender as the train was running, such separation being due to the breaking of a drawbar pin and the absence…
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