Chicago & A. R. R. v. Hardie
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in Case.—Death from negligent act. Appeal from the Circuit Court of La Salle County; the Hon. Charles Blanchard, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the May term, 1899.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Higbee
This was a suit instituted by appellee against appellant and the Streator Railway Company, to recover damages. suffered by her by reason of the death of her husband, Thomas Hardie, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of appellant and said Streator Railway Company.
In the summer of 1895, the Streator Railway Company was operating an electric street railway system in Streator, a city of ten to fifteen thousand inhabitants. One of their tracks extended along Hickory street, which runs east and west, and is one of the most traveled streets in the city. The cars running upon said street…
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