Springfield Consolidated Railway Co. v. Welsch

This action was brought in the Sangamon circuit court by John Welsch, by Emma Shoenle, guardian, against the Springfield Consolidated Bailway Company, to recover damages for personal injuries. A jury trial resulted in a verdict for §2500 in favor of the plaintiff and against the defendant, who is the appellant here. The judgment rendered on the verdict was affirmed in the Appellate Court.

The facts as found by the lower courts are, briefly, as follows : That on the morning of August 20,1898, appellee, a boy seven years of age, was walking south on Second street, in the city of Springfield,…