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HATCHER v. NEW YORK CENT. R.R. CO.

No. 35316.

17 Ill.2d 587 (1959)

162 N.E.2d 362

RALPH A. HATCHER, Admr., Appellant, v. THE NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 18, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

FRANK M. WANLESS, of Morton, (CONRAD NOLL, JR., of counsel,) for appellant.

JOHN M. ELLIOTT, of Peoria, and MARVIN A. JERSILD, and CHARLES I. HOPKINS, both of Chicago, for appellee.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE KLINGBIEL delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, as administrator of the estate of his deceased wife, brought an action for damages under the wrongful death statute against defendant railroad company for having caused her death by its wrongful act, neglect or default, and recovered a judgment, based upon the verdict of a jury, in the sum of $25,000. Upon appeal the Appellate Court Third District reversed the judgment...

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