Illinois Central Railroad v. Foulks
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Branch Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. R. W. Clifford, Judge, presiding.
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Appeal from the Branch Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. R. W. Clifford, Judge, presiding. The following statement of facts is made by the Appellate Court in their decision of this case: “This is an action on the case, brought by appellees against appellant, together with the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway Company, the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, the Richmond and Danville Railroad Company, and the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. The jury, before whom the case was tried, brought in…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Magruder
First—The evidence in this case tends very strongly to show that the delay in the transportation of the potatoes from Malvern; Iowa, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was caused by the error of the Illinois Central Railroad Company, appellant herein, in improperly billing the potatoes upon their arrival at Chicago. The way-bills, made out by the appellant’s agent at Chicago, read as follows: “Over Illinois Central and Chesapeake and Ohio to Richmond, for Philadelphia, via Clyde line of steamers.” The potatoes should have been billed to go all-rail via Charlottesville, Virginia, or “to…
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