Newman v. Union Pacific Railroad
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. John Gibbons, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the March term, 1917.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Taylor
delivered the opinion of the court.. This .was a suit in assumpsit brought by appellees (plaintiffs) in the Circuit Court of Cook county, against appellant (defendant) to recover damages for a breach of contract in the transportation and handling of three shipments of sheep. A trial was had before a jury and on December 23, 1916, a verdict for the sum of $6,260 and costs was rendered against defendant. On December 29, 1916, plaintiffs (after verdict), by permission of the trial court, changed their form of action to tort and filed an amended declaration and an…
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