Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw Railway Co. v. Conroy
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Peoria county; the Hon. Sabin D. Puterbaugk, Judge, presiding. The facts of this case are stated in the opinion of the court, except that the refused instructions, referred to in the opinion, are as follows: “20. The jury are further instructed, that if they believe, from the evidence, that the defendant, in its character of master, properly constructed its said bridge, with the approaches thereto, and that the defendant employed and kept…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Peoria county; the Hon. Sabin D. Puterbaugk, Judge, presiding. The facts of this case are stated in the opinion of the court, except that the refused instructions, referred to in the opinion, are as follows: “20. The jury are further instructed, that if they believe, from the evidence, that the defendant, in its character of master, properly constructed its said bridge, with the approaches thereto, and that the defendant employed and kept skillful and competent subordinates to supervise, inspect and repair its bridges and approaches, and if the jury believe,…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Breese
This was an action on the case, under the statute, brought in the Peoria circuit court by Michael Conroy, administrator on the estate of John Conroy, against The Toledo, Peoria and Warsaw Railway Company, to recover damages for the death of John Conroy, caused, as is alleged, by a defective bridge erected by the defendants.
The cause was tried by a jury, who found for the plaintiff fifteen hundred dollars in damages, on which finding the court, after overruling a motion by defendants for a new trial, rendered judgment.
To reverse this judgment the defendants appeal, and assign several errors,…
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