Hatcher v. New York Central Railroad

Plaintiff, as administrator of the estate of his deceased wife, brought an action for damages under the wrongful death statute against defendant railroad company for having caused her death by its wrongful act, neglect or default, and recovered a judgment, based upon the verdict of a jury, in the sum of $25,000. Upon appeal the Appellate Court Third District reversed the judgment without remanding the cause. (20 Ill. App. 2d 481.) We granted plaintiff’s petition for leave to appeal.

Plaintiff’s intestate died as a result of a crossing collision between one of defendant’s trains and the car…