Terre Haute & Indiana Railroad v. Jenuine
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cumberland county; the Hon. W. C. Jones, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtMcCulloch, J.
This was an action on the case for negligence resulting in the killing of a cow. The place of the killing was in the suburbs, but within the corporate limits of the village of Greenup, at the crossing of the main public highway leading into the village. At the place of the accident the railroad cuts into the north side of a hill, thereby necessitating a deep cut in the highway south of the railroad. East of the highway' there is a curve in the railroad which prevents an approaching train from being seen at a greater distance than one hundred and fifty to two hundred yards. The train in…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Pennsylvania Co. v. ConlanIllinois Supreme Court · 1881
- Stratton v. Central City Horse Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1880
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy R. R. v. LeeIllinois Supreme Court · 1873
- Chicago & Rock Island Railroad v. McKeanIllinois Supreme Court · 1866
- Peoria, Pekin & Jacksonville R. R. v. ChampIllinois Supreme Court · 1874
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- McBride v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1927