St. Louis, Alton & Terre Haute Railroad v. Eggmann

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Court affirming a judgment of the city court of East St. Louis for the sum of $5000, against appellant and in favor of appellee, as administrator of the estate of Edward O’Connell, deceased. The declaration is a single count, containing three distinct charges of negligence. The first, carelessness and recklessness in running the engine of appellant without looking out for persons upon the track, and especially for the deceased, and without giving any signal of the approach of the train. The second, violation of a city ordinance which required…