American Express Co. v. People
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the County Court of Effingham county; the Hon. Sylvester F. Gilmore, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Craig
This was an action to recover the penalties prescribed for the unlawful transportation of quail, in section 2 of “An act to amend sections 1, 2 and 6 of an act to revise and consolidate the several acts'relating to the protection of game, and for the protection of deer, wild fowl and birds.” Laws of 1889, p. 161.
The facts agreed upon by the parties, on the trial of the cause, were in substance as follows : That the defendant, the American Express Company, is a corporation, and carrier of goods for hire; that between October 1 and October 23,1889, it received for transportation, from Bedding,…
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