Essary v. Lowden

Plaintiff, Sallie Essary, executrix of the last will and testament of William H. Essary, deceased, brought this action against defendants to recover damages for his wrongful death. From a verdict and judgment for defendants, plaintiff appeals.

Plaintiff’s decedent was a brakeman on the switching crew of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway, at Clinton, where that company and the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company maintain joint switching facilities. The accident occurred about 4 o’clock in the afternoon, on the main track of the Frisco, which ran from northwest to' southeast,…