Peoria & Pekin Terminal Railway v. Hoerr
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action of trespass for assault and battery. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Tazewell County; the Hon. Theodore N. Green, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Baume
delivered the opinion of the court.
On the 9th of February, 1903, appellant was running an electric line of cars between Peoria and Pekin in Tazewell county. The appellee lived at Armington in that countv, and on the 9th of February, 1903, took passage on a car of appellant at Peoria. The fare from Peoria to South Bartonville is ten cents, from South Bartonville to Pekin is ten cents and from Peoria to Pekin is fifteen cents. Western avenue is a street near the limits of Peoria and between South Bartonville and Peoria. One conductor takes the car from its starting…
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- Pennsylvania Railroad v. ConnellIllinois Supreme Court · 1884
- Pullman Palace Car Co. v. ReedIllinois Supreme Court · 1874
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