Chicago Terminal Transfer Railroad v. O'Donnell
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action on the case for death caused by alleged wrongful act. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Joseph E. Gary, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the March term, 1903.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stein
This is an appeal from a judgment for $5,000, recovered by appellee against appellant, for the alleged negligent killing of appellee’s intestate, Frank DiAddario.
The deceased (hereinafter called “Frank”) was eighteen and a half years old and worlcingfor appellant as an unskilled laborer on its tracks. He lived with his mother and younger brother at the house of a friend whose wife was in Europe. Frank’s mother was the housekeeper. He earned from $12 to $15 a week and gave all his earnings to his mother. He was killed July 29, 1898, by his head coming in contact with a viaduct over appellant’s…
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