Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad v. Vester
Indiana Court of Appeals
From Fountain Circuit Court; Jere West, Special Judge. Action by John C. Yester, as administrator of the estate of Bernard Polk, deceased, against the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad Company. From a judgment on a verdict for $4,000 for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHottel, J.
— This is an action brought by John G. Vester, as administrator of the estate of Bernard Polk, deceased, against appellant to recover damages on account of the death of said Polk, caused by being struck by one of appellant’s trains, at a point in the city of Attica, Indiana, where a street of said city crosses appellant’s tracks.
This action was brought by said administrator for the benefit of and to recover for Rosa A. Polk, the mother of said decedent, damages accruing to her by way of loss of support resulting from the death of her said son.
The complaint was in five paragraphs. A demurrer…
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