Appellate Court of Illinois February 27, 1900 (Malott v. Laufman)

Mr. Justice Burroughs

delivered the opinion of the court.

This was an action on the case by defendant in error, as receiver of the Terre Haute & Indianapolis Eailroad Company, to recover damages for negligently causing the death of said deceased. The negligence charged in the declaration was that plaintiff in error, while operating a railroad from Indianapolis to East St.