Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. Pollock
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from, the Appellate Court for the Second District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Henry county; the Hon. W. H. Gest, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Ricks
This case comes by appeal from the Appellate Court for the Second District from an affirmance of a judgment of the circuit court of Henry county for §5000, in favor of appellee. Appellant, by its servants, was running a train, consisting of a switch engine and two cars, in the corporate limits of Kewanee. The engine was running backwards and pulling the cars, and came from the Western Tube Company’s . grounds, into which the switch tracks ran, on to Walnut street, in the city, and there struck appellee and broke his leg.
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2Cases cited2 opinions
- Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. v. HansenIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
- Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Ry. Co. v. RedIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
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