Legal Opinion
Worthey v. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided February 15, 1929No. Gen. No. 7,921PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Boggs
The Peoria & Eastern Railway Company was the owner of a certain railroad, extending from Peoria, Illinois, to Indianapolis, Indiana, which road was in the possession, operation and control of appellant.
At Urbana, Illinois, the main line of said road is connected with a roundhouse and turntable by means of two switch tracks, laid upon an embankment which was supported by a concrete retaining wall. At the point where the hereinafter-mentioned accident occurred, the top of the wall was about 18 inches from the end of the ties supporting the outer of said switch tracks. It was the custom to…
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- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. ProffittSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Consolidated Coal Co. v. HaenniIllinois Supreme Court · 1893
- Illinois Steel Co. v. SchymanowskiIllinois Supreme Court · 1896
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