Ohio & Mississippi Railway Co. v. Nuetzel
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of St. Clair County; the Hon. B. E. Burroughs, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtPhillips, P. J.
This is an action on the case to recover for damage for crops by reason of an overflow alleged to have been caused by constructing and maintaining a solid railroad embankment across one branch of a natural watercourse, and from time to time raising and increasing in height a solid earth embankment across one branch of said watercourse. The pleas were not guilty, and the statute of limitations of five years.
The Ohio & Mississippi Eailroad was built through St. Clair County about the year 1855. From east to west it passes through the village of Caseyville, and about one-half mile west thereof…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Ohio & Mississippi Railway Co. v. WachterIllinois Supreme Court · 1888
- Gray v. HarrisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1871
- Chicago & Rock Island Rail Road v. WardIllinois Supreme Court · 1855
- Kankakee & Seneca R. R. v. HoranAppellate Court of Illinois · 1885
- Inhabitants of China v. SouthwickSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1835
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Ray v. WinterIllinois Supreme Court · 1977
- Town of Bennington v. Fillmore & SladeSupreme Court of Vermont · 1925
- Knight Bros. v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific RailroadMissouri Court of Appeals · 1906
- Young v. WestAppellate Court of Illinois · 1906