Chicago & Alton Railroad v. Sanders
Appellate Court of Illinois
Memorandum.—Action for personal injuries. In the Circuit Court of Sangamon County; the Hon. James A. Creighton, Judge, presiding. Declaration in trespass; pleas, .not guilty; trial by jury; verdict and judgment for plaintiff. Heard in this court at the November term, 1893, and affirmed.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Pleasants
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For personal injuries by a train of appellant going south on the 30th of August, 1892, at the private crossing of Jethro Bunker, near the village of Chatham, appellee got a verdict for §2,750, which the court refused to set aside. Appellant seeks a reversal of the judgment thereon, upon the claim that the verdict was not supported by the evidence, and that the court erred in the matter of instructions to the jury.
The track runs a little east of north and west of south across the farm, leaving about forty acres with the buildings on the west side and two…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Continental Improvement Co. v. SteadSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Chicago & Alton Railroad v. DillonIllinois Supreme Court · 1888
- Cordell v. . N.Y.C. H.R.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1877
- Electric Gas-Lighting Co. v. Boston Electric Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1891
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- Schneider v. Chicago Terminal Transfer RailroadAppellate Court of Illinois · 1909
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