Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad v. Hines
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Frank Baker, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scholfield
The only question discussed in the argument prepared by appellant’s counsel for this court is, whether appellee’s declaration is sufficient to sustain the judgment, though other questions were discussed in the argument prepared by him for the Appellate Court, and copies of that argument are presented to us with the argument prepared for this court.
The action is for negligence resulting in the death of appellee’s intestate, who was, at the time of the alleged negligence, in appellant’s employ, as a switchman in its yards. Appellant demurred to the declaration, and, upon motion of appellant’s…
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