Atchison, T. & S. F. R. R. Co. v. Elder
Appellate Court of Illinois
Memorandum.—Action for personal injuries. In the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Richard S. Tuthill, Judge, presiding. Declaration in case. Plea, not guilty; trial by the court; judgment for plaintiff; appeal by defendant. Heard in this court at the March term, 1898, and affirmed.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court,
Gary, P. J.
On the 29th day of May, 1892, the appellee, a child four years old, was a passenger, being carried by the appellant on a train toward Chicago. About 7:30 p. m., while the train was approaching Lemont from the south, it was thrown from the track by a cow and calf being there, and, as a result, the boy, as the evidence fairly shows, was ruptured.
On the 6th day of June, 1892, in pursuance of a compromise between the father of the boy and the representatives of the railroad, this suit was instituted, attorneys employed by the railroad preparing the papers, and…
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