Hanger & Maxfield v. Bloomington, Decatur & Champaign Railway Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of McLean county; the Hon. Colostot D. Myers, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Eldredge
delivered the opinion of the court.
Appellees sued appellant before a justice of the peace to recover damages for the loss of one barrel of kerosene. On an appeal to the Circuit Court of McLean county a trial was had before the court without a jury and judgment rendered against appellant for $12.60, the value of the kerosene.
The facts are either stipulated or substantially undisputed, and briefly stated are as follows: Appellees are oil merchants located at Bloomington, Illinois, and in January, 1912, received through one of their traveling salesmen a written…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Henry Oppenheimer & Co. v. United States Express Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1873
- South & North Ala. Railroad v. WoodSupreme Court of Alabama · 1880
- Boscowitz v. Adams Express Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1879
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