Rock Island & Peoria Ry. Co. v. Kepple
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case, for personal injuries. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Rock Island County; the Hon. Hiram Bigelow, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1902.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Brown
delivered the opinion of the court.
This was an action on the case to recover damages for personal injuries. The trial resulted in a verdict and judgment in favor of the plaintiff for $3,000. The court after overruling a motion for a new trial entered judgment upon the verdict and the defendant appealed.
The declaration contains two counts which allege, in substance, that on the 27th day of May, 1901, the defendant was operating a railroad through the village of Coal Valley-in Rock Island county: that the railroad crossed Graham street, a public highway in said…
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