McFadden v. Saint Paul Coal Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Bureau county; the Hon. Joe A. Davis, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the April term, 1913.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carnes
On November 13, 1909, Andrew MeFadden was imprisoned in the mine of appellees at Cherry, Illinois, by a great fire that rendered the places of exit impassable so that he and many others were confined below in the mine until they died. He left him surviving his father and mother and several brothers and sisters, all dependent upon him for their means of support, and no widow. Miles McFadden, his father, was appointed administrator of his estate and as such administrator commenced this suit, filing a declaration charging negligence of appellee and averring due care on the part of deceased, and…
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