Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad v. Jennings

Appellee" brought this suit as administrator of the estate of George M. Jennings, who was killed by one of appellant’s trains while crossing its tracks at Seventy-sixth street, in the city of Chicago, to recover damages from appellant for his death.

The declaration contains five counts, in each of which it is averred that the defendant received said George M. Jennings upon its premises as a passenger at or upon the intersection and crossing of its railroad and Seventy-sixth street, and near to its Seventy-sixth street depot, to be safely carried from thence to its Dearborn street station, in…