Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. People
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action under sections 22 and 23 of the Railroad Act. Appeal from the Circuit Court of LaSalle county; the Hon. Richard S. Farr and, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1905.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Farmer
Christian Gr. and Charles V. Sauer, for whose use this suit was brought and who will hereafter be called appellees, are partners under the firm name of C. Gr. Sauer & Son and engaged in buying and shipping grain, in the Village of Dana, LaSalle county, Illinois. Appellant’s railroad is the only one running through said village. Appellees own a warehouse or grain elevator situated on or near to appellant’s side track in which they receive grain purchased from farmers and from which they load it on ears to be shipped to market. The elevator was constructed for receiving and handling corn in one…
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