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WALDEN v. C. & N.W. RAILWAY CO.

No. 31991.

411 Ill. 378 (1952)

104 N.E.2d 240

LUCY WALDEN, Admx., Appellant, v. CHICAGO AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied March 17, 1952.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JAMES A. DOOLEY, of Chicago, for appellant.

LOWELL HASTINGS, and DRENNAN J. SLATER, both of Chicago, (JOHN L. DAVIDSON, JR., of counsel,) for appellee.

Appellate Court reversed; circuit court affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE HERSHEY delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, Lucy Walden, administratrix of the estate of Ole Walden, deceased, commenced an action in the circuit court of Cook County, under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, (45 U.S.C.A. par. 51, et seq.,) to recover for damages resulting from the death of decedent. A trial before a jury resulted in a judgment for $25,000 in favor of the...

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