Chicago City Railway Co. v. Brecher
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action on the case to recover damages for death caused by alleged wrongful act. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Samuel C. Stough, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1903.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Ball
This is an action brought by appellee, as administrator of the estate of liobert Gunn, to recover damages for the death of said Gunn, which was occasioned by the alleged negligence of appellant. It appears that the deceased, September 29,1900, was riding on the front footboard of an engine which came to a crossing of appellant’s track, when, by reason of the unsafe condition of such track and crossing, the weight of the engine caused them to sink down so that the footboard was caught bv some portion of the track and crossing and was thereby broken and the deceased was thrown off and-instantly…
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