Crowder v. Chicago & Alton Railroad
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in case for death caused by alleged wrongful act. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Pike county; the Hon. Harry Higbee, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the May term, 1908.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Baume
This is an action on the case by appellee, as administrator of the estate of Fred W. Genrich, against appellant, to recover damages for wrongfully causing the death of his intestate. A trial in the Circuit Court of Pike county resulted in a verdict and judgment against appellant for $5,000.
The declaration charges that appellant not regarding its duty in that behalf permitted its platform at its station at Nebo, Illinois, to remain in an unsafe condition, in that it was rough and uneven and composed of planks of uneven thickness; that the said planks had shrunk to such an extent from exposure…
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- Armour v. BrazeauIllinois Supreme Court · 1901
- Schillinger Bros. v. SmithIllinois Supreme Court · 1906
- Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. AlfredAppellate Court of Illinois · 1905
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