Horney v. St. Louis & Northeastern Railway Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in case for death caused by alleged wrongful act. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Madison county; the Hon. W. E. Hadley, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1910. Certiorari denied by Supreme Court (making opinion final).
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Higbee
This was a suit brought to recover damages under the statute, for the benefit of the widow and next of ldn of Henry O. Horney, deceased, whose death is alleged to have been occasioned by the negligence of the servants of appellant in operating its cars, while running. between Edwardsville arid Granite City, Illinois. On October 27, 1908, Henry C. Horney, who at that time was a man 50 years of age in good health and earning $22 a week, as manager of a ten cent store in Edwardsville, started to go home from that place to Granite City, where he resided with his wife and two unmarried daughters,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Pullman Palace Car Co. v. BluhmIllinois Supreme Court · 1884
- Variety Manufacturing Co. v. LandakerIllinois Supreme Court · 1907
- Gregory v. Estate of GregoryAppellate Court of Illinois · 1906
- Lingreen v. Illinois Central RailroadAppellate Court of Illinois · 1895
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