Illinois Central Railroad v. Doherty's Admr.

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Settle

Eeversing.

This action was instituted in the court helow against the appellant, Elinois Central Railroad Company, hy the appellee, John Doherty, as administrator of the estate of his brother, Joe Doherty, deceased, to recover of it damages for the death of the latter, which occurred at Central City, this State, while he was in its employ as a car repairer, and, as alleged in the petition, resulted from the negligence of appellant’s yard foreman in failing to provide him a reasonably safe place to work; it being also alleged that the decedent, by order of the…