Legal Opinion

Chicago & Alton Railroad v. Morgan

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided September 15, 1873PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Livingston county; the Hon. Charles H. Wood, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Breese

This was an action of ejectment, in the Livingston circuit court, by Bichard P. Morgan against the Chicago and Alton Eailroad Company, resulting in a judgment for the plaintiff, the cause being tried by the court without a jury. To reverse this judgment defendant appeals, complaining, that the judgment is against the law and the evidence.

The case is this: The premises for which suit was brought are described as a certain piece of land in the village of Dwight, Livingston county, bounded on the west by West street, on the north by Mazon avenue, on the east by the right of way of the Chicago…

2Cited by7 opinions

  1. Evanston v. GunnSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
  2. Calumet & Chicago Canal & Dock Co. v. MorawetzIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
  3. West Chicago Street Railroad v. BuckleyIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
  4. Wheaton v. WhittemoreMichigan Supreme Court · 1882
  5. Gooding v. MorganIllinois Supreme Court · 1873

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