Beopple v. Railroad

John Beopple prosecutes this appeal in error from a judgment sustaining a demurrer to his declaration and dismissing his- suit against the Illinois Central Railroad Company for injuries inflicted upon his person.

The substance of the averments of the declaration is, that the plaintiff, while traveling upon a public road in a “two-horse wagon,” came to Cades Station, in Gibson County, and there found one of the defendant’s long freight trains standing upon a side track, and obstructing his way over the public crossing; that, being unable to continue bis journey on account of the obstruction, he…