Chicago & Eastern Railroad v. Flexman
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Second District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Iroquois County; the Hon. Franklin Blades, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Craig
This was an action brought by James Flexman, against appellant, to recover damages for personal injuries inflicted upon him while a passenger in appellant’s cars, by a brakeman in the employ of the company.
The plaintiff, as appears from the evidence, procured a ticket from Hoopeston to Milford, and took passage on a freight train which carried passengers. Soon after plaintiff entered the car he laid down in a seat and went to sleep.
When the train arrived at Milford he was notified by the conductor. As plaintiff was about to leave the car he missed his watch, and supposed it had been stolen.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Craker v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1875
- Goddard v. Grand Trunk RailwaySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1869
- New Orleans, St. Louis & Chicago Railroad v. BurkeMississippi Supreme Court · 1876
- McKinley v. C. & N. W. R.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1876
- Sherley v. BillingsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1871
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- Farber v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1893
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