Michigan Central Railroad v. Harville
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Thomas G. Windes, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brown
This is an appeal from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Cook county, in favor of the appellees against the appellant for $386. The facts are simple and almost undisputed.
The appellees were produce and fruit commission men doing business on South Water street in Chicago. During the apple season of the year 1899, and for eight years previous, they shipped several cars of apples a day into Chicago from outside points. They had warehouses at different places in Michigan where they bought fruit and from which they shipped it into Chicago. One was at Mears, a station on the Chicago and West…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Illinois Central Railroad v. Cobb, Christy & Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1872
- Wisconsin Central Railroad v. WieczorekIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
- Gregg v. Illinois Central RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1893
- Chicago City Railway Co. v. McMeenIllinois Supreme Court · 1903
- Illinois Central Railroad v. CarterIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
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