Illinois Central Railroad v. O'Keefe
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Fourth District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Union county; the Hon. Joseph P. Robarts, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cartwright
This case was before this court on a former appeal, and the judgment appealed from was reversed. (Illinois Central Railroad Co. v. O'Keefe, 154 Ill. 508.) The case has been again tried, resulting in a verdict and judgment for $3000, and the Appellate Court has affirmed that judgment.
The facts will be found stated in the former report of the case, and will not be répeated in full in this opinion. The ground upon which defendant was charged at the trial with liability for the death of O’Keefe was, that he became a passenger on defendant’s train from Anna to Carbondale, and was killed through…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Illinois Central Railroad v. O'KeefeIllinois Supreme Court · 1895
- Webster v. Fitchburg RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1894
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- Skelton v. Chicago Transit AuthorityAppellate Court of Illinois · 1991
- Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. BrownIndiana Supreme Court · 1912
- Virginia Railway & Power Co. v. DresslerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1922
- Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley Railroad v. HagbladNebraska Supreme Court · 1904
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