Chicago & Alton Railroad v. Vipond
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action on the case for personal injuries. Appeal from the Circuit Court of LaSalle County; the Hon. Harvey M. Trimble, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1908.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Dibell
delivered the opinion of the court.
The main line of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Pe Railroad crosses the Peoria branch of the Chicago & Alton Railroad in the city of Streator nearly at right angles, and some seventy-five or one hundred feet further on, it also crosses at a similar angle the Indiana, Illinois & Iowa Railroad, called in this record “The Three I.” These crossings are controlled by semaphores. There is a semaphore at each crossing and each, semaphore has two arms, one extending over each railroad making that crossing. These semaphores and each arm…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co. v. ParkerIllinois Supreme Court · 1890
- Chicago & Alton R. R. v. VipondAppellate Court of Illinois · 1902