Illinois Central Railroad v. Schwartz
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of McLean county; the Hon. O. T. Reeves, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtHigbee, J.
This case was before us at the May term, and reversed for the want of certain proof then deemed necessary, which is supplied by the record now before us. I. C. R. R. Co. v. Schwartz, 11 Bradwell, 482.
The action is assumpsit on a shipping receipt, or bill of lading as it is called, given by appellant to appellee for corn shipped from Winona to Cairo from March 30, to April 10, 1865, consigned to Cobb, Christy & Co., on account of E. Fallís. The damages sued for are alleged to have resulted from the failure to deliver the corn at Cairo, within a reasonable time, by reason whereof it was heated…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Clark v. BarnwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1852
- Illinois Central Railroad v. McClellanIllinois Supreme Court · 1870
- Hooper v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1870
- Phelps v. Illinois Central RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1880
- Great Western Railroad v. McComasIllinois Supreme Court · 1864
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Gratiot Street Warehouse Co. v. Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1907
- Illinois Central Railroad v. MillerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1889