Chicago & E. I. R. R. v. Adams
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case, for being ejected from a railroad train. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Edward F. Dunne, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1895.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Gary
delivered the opinion of the Court.
On Saturday, December 5, 1891, the appellee and his brother bought, at the office of the appellant, a ten ride ticket between Chicago and Columbia Heights, and*were told by the ticket agent that all trains stopped at Columbia Heights.
They went that night to Columbia Heights, and to a farm in the vicinity, and Sunday afternoon returned to Columbia Heights to take the train back to Chicago, but the train went by without stopping, although the appellee, his brother and two others were.on the platform giving signals to stop. So the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Manning v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadSupreme Court of Alabama · 1891
- North Chicago Street Railroad v. OldsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1891