Galena & Chicago Union Railroad v. Rae
Illinois Supreme Court
The statement of the case, in the opinion of the court, is sufficient to a proper understanding of the questions decided. The proof is too voluminous for publication here, and would not be instructive.
1Opinion of the CourtSkinner, J.
This was an action on the case against the railroad company, as common carriers, for refusal to carry, and for delay in carrying, the grain of the plaintiff below, from Rockford to Chicago. The cause was tried by jury, who returned a verdict of four thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars against the company, upon which the court rendered judgment, refusing to grant a new trial.
The evidence is very voluminous, and, in the opinion of the court, is insufficient to sustain a verdict for the amount found.
The instructions in the record, and involved in the assignments of error, are seventeen in…
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