Overtoom v. Chicago & E. I. R. R.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case.—Death from negligent act. Trial in the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. John Barton Payne, Judge, presiding. Verdict and judgment for defendant; appeal by plaintiff.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shepard
Appellant sued as administratrix of the estate of Adrian Overtoom, deceased, to recover damages for the alleged wrongful killing of the said deceased.
The accident happened about dusk, in the evening of April 20, 1895, at the intersection of Michigan avenue with appellee’s tracks, between 115th street and 116th street, near Kensington station, in the city of Chicago.
At that point there were three tracks running in a southeasterly and northwesterly direction, and Michigan avenue, being a north and south street, was crossed by the tracks diagonally.
The easternmost (or northernmost) track was a…
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- People v. DevineCalifornia Supreme Court · 1872
- Chicago & Iowa Railroad v. LaneIllinois Supreme Court · 1889
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