Mobile & Ohio Railroad v. Davis
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Fourth District;— heard, in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Monroe county; the Hon. Geoege W. Wall, Judge, presiding. The words “public highway,” in the statute requiring the sounding of a bell or whistle on a train approaching a crossing, refer only to public roads in the country, and not to streets in the limits of cities and villages.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Fourth District;— heard, in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Monroe county; the Hon. Geoege W. Wall, Judge, presiding. The words “public highway,” in the statute requiring the sounding of a bell or whistle on a train approaching a crossing, refer only to public roads in the country, and not to streets in the limits of cities and villages. Cleaves v. Jordan, 34 Me. 9; Waterford v. Oxford Co. 59 id. 450; Railroad Co. v. State, 51 Miss. 137. See, also, Starr & Curtis’ Stat. chap. 114, secs. 67, 68, 71, 99. Appellee was guilty of such…
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justíce Magruber
delivered the opinion of the Court:
This is an action on the case, brought in the Circuit Court of Monroe County by the appellee against the appellant Company, to recover damages for personal injuries, and for injuries to personal property, as hereafter stated. The trial below resulted in verdict and judgment in favor of the plaintiff, and the Appellate Court has affirmed the judgment of the Circuit Court. The case is brought here by appeal from the Appellate Court.
The declaration avers in substance, that, on June 15,1886, the plaintiff was riding in his wagon drawn by a…
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