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Stout v. Taylor

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided March 13, 1912No. Gen. No. 5594PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Action in ease for personal injuries. Appeal from the City Court of Kewanee; the Hon. H. Sterling Pomeroy, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Willis

On August 4, 1910, appellee was riding with one Berry in a buggy drawn by one horse, going west on the highway from Neoponset to Kewanee. About a mile east of Kewanee there was a railroad track crossing the highway at an acute angle. On the north side of the highway, east of the crossing, there was. a ditch about eight feet deep. As they were approaching this crossing an automobile driven by appellant was coming toward them. When it was about 15 feet west of the crossing Berry’s rig had stopped about 20 feet east of the crossing on the north side of the highway near the ditch. As the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. City of Chicago v. MajorIllinois Supreme Court · 1857
  2. Christy v. ElliottIllinois Supreme Court · 1905
  3. Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railway Co. v. ThenIllinois Supreme Court · 1896
  4. Chicago City Railway Co. v. BundyIllinois Supreme Court · 1904
  5. West Chicago Street Railroad v. CarrIllinois Supreme Court · 1897

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Graham v. DressenAppellate Court of Illinois · 1937
  2. Shearer v. Aurora, Elgin & Chicago RailroadAppellate Court of Illinois · 1916
  3. Muenter v. Moline Plow Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1915
  4. Ferega v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1973
  5. Ferega v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1973

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