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Burdick v. People

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided April 2, 1894PublishedCited by 33 opinions

Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Jackson county; the Hon. J. P. Roberts, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Magruder

This was an indictment against plaintiff in error for wrongfully and unlawfully selling to one L. IT. Myers one certain railroad ticket, entitling the holder thereof to travel upon the Illinois Central Bailroad from Cairo in Illinois to Chicago in the same State in violation of the following statute of Illinois :

"An Act to prevent frauds upon travelers, and owner or owners

of any railroad, steamboat or other conveyance for the transportation of passengers.—Approved April 19, 1875; in force

July 1, 1875.

“Section 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Butchers' Benevolent Ass'n v. Crescent City Live-Stock Landing & Slaughter-House Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1873
  2. Davidson v. New OrleansSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
  3. Railroad Co. v. HusenSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
  4. Corfield v. CoryellU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Pennsylvania · 1823
  5. Munn v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1873

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. People v. LloydIllinois Supreme Court · 1922
  2. Chmelik v. VanaIllinois Supreme Court · 1964
  3. Hanson v. KrehbielSupreme Court of Kansas · 1904
  4. Commonwealth v. StraussMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1906
  5. People v. SteeleIllinois Supreme Court · 1907

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