Illinois Central Railroad v. Seitz
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Third District ;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Christian county; the Hon. W. M. Farmer, Judge, presiding.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Third District ;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Christian county; the Hon. W. M. Farmer, Judge, presiding. This was a suit in trover, brought in the circuit court of Christian county by Seitz, the appellee, against the Illinois Central Railroad Company, appellant, to recover" the value of a car-load of goods, consisting of groceries, store fixtures, household goods, a horse, wagon and harness, which had been delivered to appellant at Chicago for carriage to Pana, Illinois, and which, the declaration alleges, appellant converted…
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam :
Appellant submitted to the circuit court fifteen propositions to be held as the law of the case. All were refused except the tenth. The only assignment of error open to consideration here is that which challenges the action of the court in refusing the propositions other than the tenth.
The first proposition submitted is in the following words:
“Under the facts, as shown by the evidence in this case, the defendant had the right to re-classify the goods upon the inspection thereof and charge the proper freight, and demand the same upon the arrival of the goods at Pana, and to hold…
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