Calumet Electric Street Railway Co. v. VanPelt

Edna Irene VanPelt, a girl about nine and one-half years of age, was struck and killed by one of appellant’s cars. The appellee, administratrix of the estate of the said deceased, brought this action on the case under the statute, in the Superior Court of Cook county, to recover damages sustained by the next of kin of said deceased, it being alleged her death was caused by the negligence of the servants of the appellant company. A trial before a jury resulted in a verdict in favor of the appellee in the sum of $5000, upon which the court entered judgment. The appellant company prosecuted an…