Illinois Central Railroad v. Read
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Erastus S. Williams, Judge, presiding. This was an action on the case brought in the court below against the appellant to recover damages for an injury to the person of the appellee, alleged to have been received by him whilst riding on the cars and over the road of the appellant.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Erastus S. Williams, Judge, presiding. This was an action on the case brought in the court below against the appellant to recover damages for an injury to the person of the appellee, alleged to have been received by him whilst riding on the cars and over the road of the appellant. The several counts of the declaration are in the usual form, in actions for personal injury by a passenger against a common carrier, alleging negligence and carelessness on the part of the appellant, its agents and servants, and three of the counts charging the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Breese
This was an action on the case brought by the appellee against the appellant in the Cook county Circuit Court, for an injury received by appellee while riding on appellant’s cars.
The general issue was pleaded, and also three special pleas, setting up, as a defence, the fact, that without any consideration, appellant had given to appellee a free ticket or pass t'o ride on the railroad for a certain time, on which ticket was endorsed this agreement: —“ The person accepting this free ticket assumes all risks of accidents, and expressly agrees that this company shall not be liable, under any…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- St. Louis, Alton & Chicago Railroad v. DalbyIllinois Supreme Court · 1857
- Western Transportation Co. v. NewhallIllinois Supreme Court · 1860
- Illinois Central Railroad v. MorrisonIllinois Supreme Court · 1857
- Ryan v. DunlapIllinois Supreme Court · 1855
- Welles v. New York Central RailroadNew York Supreme Court · 1858
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