Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad v. People

This suit was brought to recover the statutory penalty, under Sec. 87, Ch. 114, R. S., which reads as follows: “ Whenever any corporation shall, by itself or agents, run any train, locomotive, engine or car, at a greater rate of speed in or through the incorporated limits, of any city, town or village than is permitted by any ordinance of such city, town or village, such corporation shall be liable to the person aggrieved for all damages done the person or property by suoh train, locomotive, engine or car, and the same shall be presumed to have been done by the negligence of said corporation…