Pittsburgh, Cincinnati & St. Louis Railway Co. v. Knutson
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hou. Lambert Tree, Judge, presiding. This was an action on the case, brought by Isabella Knutson, administratrix of the estate of Severt Knutson, deceased, against the appellant, under the statute, to recover damages for causing the death of the intestate through negligence. The leading and essential facts of the case are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Walker
It appears that on the 17th day of November, 1871, Severt Knutson, at the intersection of Kinzie and Desplaines streets, in the city of Chicago, was struck by a passing railroad train and was thereby injured, and from the effects of that injury he in a few days thereafter died. Appellee, the administratrix of his estate, brought this action, under the statute, to recover damages from the company, charging that the injuries were the result of negligence of the employees of the company. The case was tried by a jury, and a verdict was rendered for $1700 against the company, on which, after a…
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