Schaeffer v. Illinois Central Railroad

Opinion oe the Court by

Judge Settle

Affirming.

This action was brought in the court, below against the appellees, Illinois Central Railroad Company, and J. O. McCarthy, by the' appellant, Mrs. T. E. Schaeffer, as administratrix of the estate of her deceased husband, T. E. Schaeffer, to recover damages for his death, which resulted from injuries to his person caused, as alleged in the petition, by the gross negligence of the appellee, railroad company and its servant, J. C. McCarthy, foreman of its wrecking crew and the decedent’s superior in authority. On the trial and following the…