Legal Opinion
Chicago & Alton Railroad v. Sebring
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided January 16, 1885PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Appeal from the Circuit Court of McLean county; the Hon. O. T. Reeves, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtDavis, P. J.
Sebring brought this action of assumpsit against the Chicago and Alton Railroad Company to recover the amount of a reward offered by that comp my, to which he claimed he was entitled.
The reward which was offered by the company, and which was printed and posted up at different stations along the line of the road is as follows: “ $500 reward will be paid to any parties who will secure the arrest and conviction of any person who has injured persons or property by throwing stones or other missiles at the trains of the Chicago and Alton Railroad Company.
The attention of the employes is called to…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Fitch v. . SnedakerNew York Court of Appeals · 1868
- Howland v. . LoundsNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
3Cited by3 opinions
- Van Vlissingen v. ManningAppellate Court of Illinois · 1902
- Williams v. West Chicago St. R. R. Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1901
- Couch v. StateNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1905