Illinois Supreme Court June 15, 1876 (Rockford, Rock Island & St. Louis R. R. v. Delaney)

Mr. Justice Soholeield

delivered the opinion of the Court:

The plaintiff’s intestate, a lad of nine years of age, was killed at a street crossing in East St. Louis, by a train of cars. On the trial in the court below, controversy existed whether the train by which the intestate was killed was, at the time, under the control of appellant or of that of The St.