Illinois Central Railroad v. Leiner
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Fourth District; — heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of St. Clair county; the Hon. William Hartzell, Judge, presiding.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Fourth District; — heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of St. Clair county; the Hon. William Hartzell, Judge, presiding. This is an action on the case, brought against appellant to recover damages for the death of appellee’s intestate, William A. Wing, which occurred January 12, 1901, in a rear-end collision in the city of Belleville, St. Clair county, Illinois, while said William A. Wing was riding in the caboose of a certain freight train of said defendant. The case was tried by the court, and a jury who returned a verdict for the…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Magruder
Upon the trial of this case no instructions were asked by the appellee. The appellant presented to the trial court twenty-three instructions to be given to the jury, of which twelve were given as asked, and eleven were refused. No complaint is made as to the action of the trial court in the admission or exclusion of evidence. Substantially, the only question in the case is that which .arises from the refusal of the trial court to instruct the jury to find for the defendant. Nearly all the instructions, asked by the appellant and given in its behalf, left it to the jury to determine whether…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co. v. BodemerIllinois Supreme Court · 1892
- Illinois Central Railroad v. GodfreyIllinois Supreme Court · 1874
- Toledo, Wabash & Western Railway Co. v. BeggsIllinois Supreme Court · 1877
- Odin Coal Co. v. DenmanIllinois Supreme Court · 1900
- Carterville Coal Co. v. AbbottIllinois Supreme Court · 1899
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3Cited by61 opinions
- Schneiderman v. Interstate Transit Lines, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1946
- Bernier v. Illinois Central RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1921
- Heidenreich v. BremnerIllinois Supreme Court · 1913
- Baltimore & O. R. Co. v. FelgenhauerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1948
- Connole v. East St. Louis & Suburban Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1937
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