Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. Gunderson
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Second District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of LaSalle county; the Hon. Charles Blanchard, Judge, presiding".
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Phillips
The judgment in this case was obtained for damages for the benefit of the widow and children of appellee’s intestate, whose death was alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the appellant in the operation of its passenger train known as “Second 55,” at the incorporated village of Leland. The errors assigned here relate to the sufficiency of the evidence as tending to support the verdict, and the rulings and holdings of the court below on the evidence and instructions.
It is said the evidence does not tend to show that the deceased was struck at the crossing in the village by the said…
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