Illinois Terminal Railroad v. Thompson
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Fourth District;—heard in. that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Madison county; the Hon. Paul McWilliams, Judge, presiding". This is an action in case, brought on May 6, 1902, in the circuit court of Madison county by appellee against appellant to recover damages for injuries, received by the appellee on February 8, 1902, while appellee was in the service of the appellant.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Fourth District;—heard in. that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Madison county; the Hon. Paul McWilliams, Judge, presiding". This is an action in case, brought on May 6, 1902, in the circuit court of Madison county by appellee against appellant to recover damages for injuries, received by the appellee on February 8, 1902, while appellee was in the service of the appellant. A plea of general issue of not guilty was filed by the appellant. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the appellee for $8875.00. Appellee entered a remittitur for…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Magruder
court:
At the close of the evidence for appellee, and again at the close of all the evidence, appellant requested an instruction to find the defendant not g-uilty, and each instruction was refused.
First—The first question is, whether or not the appellant was guilty of negligence in permitting the telegraph or telephone pole, upon which, with other poles in a line with it, electric wires were strung, to be so near the track, upon which the cars were passing, as to injure appellee, while engaged in the performance of his duties.
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