Butters v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in case for death caused by alleged wrongful act. Error to the Circuit Court of Henry county; the Hon. Emeby C. Gbaves, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the April term, 1910. Certiorari denied by Supreme Court (making opinion final).
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dibell
Main street in the city of Kewanee runs north and. south. The main line of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway, Company crosses it nearly at right angles, hut inclining slightly to the south as it goes west and slightly to the north as it goes east, and is on a straight line for over half a mile west, where it comes around a curve. The crossing of Main street and the railroad is in a busy part of the city. West of the street and north of the railroad is the factory and foundry of a pump company, some of the smaller buildings of which come to the railroad right of way some distance west…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Libby, McNeill & Libby v. CookIllinois Supreme Court · 1906
- Krieger v. Aurora, Elgin & Chicago RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1909
- McNulta v. LockridgeIllinois Supreme Court · 1891
- Bartholomew v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1882
- Chicago & Alton Railroad v. HarringtonIllinois Supreme Court · 1901
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