Quincy Horse Railway & Carrying Co. v. Gnuse
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Third District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Adams county; the Hon. William Marsh, Judge, presiding,
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Craig
This was an action brought by Edward F. Gnuse, who sued by next of friend, J. Henry Gnuse, against the Quincy Horse Bailway and Carrying Company, to recover for an injury received by the plaintiff on the 13th day of June, 1884. There have been several trials of the cause. The last one resulted in a verdict and judgment in favor of plaintiff for $6000, which, on appeal, was affirmed in the Appellate Court.
At the time of the injury the plaintiff was not quite seven .years old. He resided with his father at his store, at the corner of Eighth and Jefferson streets, in Quincy. The appellant…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Richardson v. KellyIllinois Supreme Court · 1877
3Cited by13 opinions
- Peirce v. Van DusenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1897
- Sample v. Consolidated Light & Railway Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1901
- Springfield Consolidated Railway Co. v. WelschIllinois Supreme Court · 1895
- Johnson v. Swords Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1936
- Central Railway Co. v. AllmonIllinois Supreme Court · 1893
8 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.