Thomas v. Anthony
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the City Court of Kewanee; the Hon. H. Steeling Pomeroy, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1912.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Whitney
Bennie Thomas, six and one-half years old, was drowned while fishing in an old clay pit on certain premises outside of the city of Kewanee, June 21, 1911. This suit was brought against George A. Anthony, Laughlin M. Buchanan and Clara E. Buchanan, by the administrator of the estate of Bennie Thomas, deceased, to recover for the loss suffered by the next of kin under the statute. The suit was dismissed as to Laughlin M. Buchanan, and appellee recovered a verdict and judgment for $1,000 against the other two defendants below and they appeal.
A reversal is urged on four grounds:
1. “The cause of…
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