Merlo v. Public Service Co.

This case was brought in the circuit court of Cook county by Marie Merlo, as administratrix of the estate of Caesar Merlo, deceased, and Frances Salvato, as administratrix of the estate of John Salvato, deceased, as plaintiffs. Public Service Company of Northern Illinois and Charles M. Porter Company were named as defendants. The suit was under the Injuries Act to recover damages for the deaths of the' respective husbands of plaintiffs. For convenience we will refer to the parties in this opinion as plaintiffs and defendants the same as they were designated in the trial court.

Plaintiffs filed…