Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railway Co. v. Rector
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Third District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Fulton county; the Hon. S. P. Shops, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Chibe Justice Scott
delivered the opinion of the Court:
This auction was brought by Henry J. Rector, against the Wabash, St. Louis and Pacific Railway Company, and Theodore F. Kent, to recover for personal injuries. No service of process was had on Kent, and the action proceeded against the railway company alone. The facts necessary to an understanding of the questions of law to be considered may be briefly stated. Plaintiff desired to become a passenger on defendant’s cars from Smithfield to Canton, and for that purpose purchased a ticket at the former station that would entitle him to…
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