John v. Illinois Central Railroad
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action commenced before justice of the peace. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cumberland county; the Hon. William B. Scholeield, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Puterbaugh
This suit was brought before a justice of the peace, and from thence taken by appeal to the Circuit Court, where trial resulted in a verdict and judgment in favor of the plaintiff for $152.78. The undisputed facts appearing in evidence are that the plaintiff shipped a car-load of hay from Bradbury, Illinois, a station upon the defendant’s railroad, to Chicago, Illinois; the hay was billed in the name of the plaintiff to his order “Notify Van Wie & Moorehead.” The plaintiff attached to the bill of lading a sight draft upon Van Wie & Moorehead of Chicago, and delivered the same to the First…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Mooney v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1909
- Cumins v. WoodIllinois Supreme Court · 1867
- Funkhouser v. WagnerIllinois Supreme Court · 1871
- Schumacher v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1904
- Illinois Central Railroad v. CarterIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
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- Clemenson v. WhitneyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1925