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  "name": "John F. Devine, Administrator, Appellee, v. Erie Railroad Company, Appellant",
  "name_abbreviation": "Devine v. Erie Railroad",
  "decision_date": "1917-05-21",
  "docket_number": "Gen. No. 22,829",
  "first_page": "550",
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    "name_abbreviation": "Ill. App. Ct.",
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    "name": "Illinois Appellate Court"
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    "name_long": "Illinois",
    "name": "Ill."
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    "parties": [
      "John F. Devine, Administrator, Appellee, v. Erie Railroad Company, Appellant."
    ],
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        "text": "Mr. Justice Holdom\ndelivered the opinion of the court.",
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    "attorneys": [
      "W. O. Johnson, Bull & Johnson and George C. Gale, for appellant.",
      "Charles A. Churan and Wiley W. Mills, for appellee."
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    "head_matter": "John F. Devine, Administrator, Appellee, v. Erie Railroad Company, Appellant.\nGen. No. 22,829.\n(Not to be reported in full.)\nAbstract of the Decision.\n1. Death, \u00a7 50b*\u2014when evidence is sufficient to show that contributory negligence of deceased is proximate cause of death. In an action to recover for death by wrongful act, evidence examined and held to show that the negligence of plaintiff\u2019s intestate was the primary cause of xthe accident which caused his death.\n2. Master and servant, \u00a7 101 \u2014what is duty of master towards servant of independent contractor in place of danger. The only duty owed by the employer of an independent contractor to the servant of such contractor who voluntarily puts himself in a place of danger, where his work does not require him to be, is to avoid wantonly or wilfully injuring him.\nAppeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. David P. Matciiett, Judge, presiding. Heard-in this court at the October term, 1916'.\nReversed with finding of fact.\nOpinion filed May 21, 1917.\nStatement of the Case.\nAction by John F. Devine, administrator of the estate of George Hinzenstem, deceased,- plaintiff, against the Erie Railroad Company, a corporation, defendant, to recover for the death of plaintiff\u2019s intestate. From a judgment of $2,000 entered upon the verdict of a jury, defendant appeals.\nW. O. Johnson, Bull & Johnson and George C. Gale, for appellant.\nCharles A. Churan and Wiley W. Mills, for appellee.\nSee Illinois Notes Digest, Vols. XI to XV, and Cumulative Quarterly, same topic and section number."
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