Burke v. U. S. Express Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in Case.—Loss of live stock shipped by express. Appeal from the Circuit Court of McLean County; the Hon. Colostin D. Myers, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the November term, 1899.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Wright
delivered the opinion of - the court.
Originally appellants sued appellee in assumpsit, and subsequently by leave of the court changed the form of action •to case for the loss of a Poland China hog shipped to be carried by appellee from Vermilion, S. D., to Bloomington, Ill. The trial was by jury, and resulted in a verdict and judgment against appellants, from Avhich they bring this appeal, the error chiefly argued by which a reversal of the judgment is sought, being that the court refused proper instructions requested by appellants, and misdirected the jury in its…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. RadbourneAppellate Court of Illinois · 1893
- Indianapolis & St. Louis Railway Co. v. JureyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1881
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