County of Cass v. Chicago, Peoria & St. Louis Railway Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
• Action in debt. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cass county; the Hon. Harry Higbee, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the May term, 1906.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Puterbaugh
This is an action in debt, by appellant against appellee, for the recovery of the sum of $988, the cost of erecting a steel bridge across Hash Creek in the county of Cass, and the necessary grading and filling incident thereto. A trial by jury resulted in a verdict and judgment for the defendant. The plaintiff prosecutes an appeal from said judgment.
The material averments of the amended declaration, briefly stated, are as follows: It alleges that the defendant, on August 16, 1904, operated and owned a certain railroad which passed through the county of Cass; that its right of way and public…
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