Legal Opinion

St. Louis, Vandalia & Terre Haute R. R. v. Faitz

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided July 10, 1886PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court'of Madison county; the Hon. Wm. H. Snyder, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the Court

Pilltbury P. J.

The testimony introduced upon the trial,

upon the question whether the appellant was guilty of the negligence charged, and the servant of appellee exercised the care required, is quite conflicting, and as the case must again be tried at the circuit, we do not deem it advisable to enter into any discussion of its weight or credibility.

There was n > claim made in the court below, neither is there here, that the appellee was guilty of negligence in trusting his son to drive the team. So far as appears he was fully competent for such purpose. Having put his son in charge of the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Martin v. MorelockIllinois Supreme Court · 1863
  2. Griffin v. LarnedIllinois Supreme Court · 1884
  3. Bond v. WoodIllinois Supreme Court · 1873
  4. Pierce v. HasbrouckIllinois Supreme Court · 1868

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Egmann v. East St. Louis Connecting Railway Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1896
  2. Ellsworth v. VarnumAppellate Court of Illinois · 1903

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