Chicago & Alton Railroad v. Fell
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case, for personal injuries. Trial in the Circuit Court of McLean County; the Hon. Colostin D. Myers, Judge, presiding. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff. Appeal by defendant.
1Per curiam
At a former time this suit was before us upon an appeal from a judgment against appellant for $7,000 for injuries to appellee in the loss of a leg, and other bodily hurts, and was reversed and the cause remanded for reasons stated in the opinion of the court (71 Ill. App. 89). The cause having been again tried by jury in the Circuit Court, a verdict and judgment resulted against appellant for §5,000, from which it has appealed to this court a second time.
The negligence charged in the declaration, in the various counts, is that the engineer and fireman in charge of the engine of appellant were…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. v. HansenIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
- Illinois Central Railroad v. NowickiIllinois Supreme Court · 1893
- Chicago & Alton R. R. v. FellAppellate Court of Illinois · 1897
3Cited by4 opinions
- Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. DukemanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1906
- Maxwell v. DurkinAppellate Court of Illinois · 1900
- Chicago & Eastern Illinois R. R. v. BeaverAppellate Court of Illinois · 1901
- Illinois Central Railroad v. BartleAppellate Court of Illinois · 1901