Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. v. Chapman
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Kane County; the Hon. Isaac J. Wilson, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtC. B. Smith, J.
The record in this case discloses this state of facts: In June, 1887, and for a year or more before that time, appellee was the owner of a valuable pacing race horse named “Riley,” which had been kept and used for racing purposes for the years 1886 and 1887. In June, 1887, plaintiff’s horse, with many others, was in the races then held at Rockford, Illinois. The races there were brought to a close on the 4th of June, 1887, and the owners of the various horses were ready to go to Freeport, where the next meeting, or series of races, was to be held in a short time. While the owners of the…
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