Cleveland, C., C. & St. L. Ry. Co. v. Reese
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case, for personal injuries. Appeal from the Circuit Court of "Vermilion County; the Hoh. Ferdinand Bookwalter, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the November term, 1900.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Burroughs
Appellee, Daniel Eeese, sued appellant, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Eailway Company, in the Circuit Court of Vermilion County in an action on the case to recover damages for an alleged personal injury which he claims he received while a passenger of appellant, in consequence of the negligence of its baggage truckman.
The case was tried by jury, resulted in a verdict and judgment in favor of appellee for the sum of $200 and costs.
To reverse the judgment, appellant prosecutes this appeal, and contends principally, that the Circuit Court improperly sustained the demurrer to its…
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