Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. George
Illinois Supreme Court
APPEAL EROM THE COMMON PLEAS OE THE CITY OE AURORA. This was an action on the case, brought by the appellee, for injuries to his person, alleged to have occurred by the negligence of the appellant, in running its cars.
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APPEAL EROM THE COMMON PLEAS OE THE CITY OE AURORA. This was an action on the case, brought by the appellee, for injuries to his person, alleged to have occurred by the negligence of the appellant, in running its cars. The injury was alleged to have been occasioned by a collision between the cars of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy train and the Galena train, at Wheaton, Du Page county, on the 27th of August, 1857. The declaration is in the usual form, for negligence, and the plea, not.guilty. The case was tried at the December term of the Common Pleas of the City of Aurora, Kane county,…
1Opinion of the Court
'Walker, J.
This was an action on the case brought by George against the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company, for injuries to his person, which were alleged to have been received by the negligence of the railroad company in running their cars. The injury was occasioned by a collision between the cars of the Galena and Chicago Union Railroad Company and the Burlington, Chicago and Quincy Railroad Company, near Wheaton, in Du Page county, on the 27th of August, 1857. The declaration is for negligence, and is.in the usual form. The defendants plead the general issue, and the case was…
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