Galena & Chicago Union Railroad v. Loomis
Illinois Supreme Court
This cause was heard before H. T. Dickey, Judge, and a jury, at December term, 1851, of the Cook County Court. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff in the court below, for $200. The railroad company prayed for and obtained the appeal. The facts of the case will be found in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtTrumbull, J.
This was an action of trespass on the case, brought to recover damages alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff, in consequence of the careless and improper management by the defendants of their railroad cars and locomotive engine. Plea, not guilty.
It appears, from the evidence, that in December, 1850, about six o’clock in the evening, the plaintiff was travelling in a wagon, drawn by two horses, near the railroad crossing on the turnpike leading west from Chicago; that the locomotive engine and cars of the defendants were at the same time going towards Chicago, and near the place…
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