Cincinnati & Chicago Air Line Railroad v. Marcus
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County. This was an action brought to recover the value of a trunk and contents, consisting of gold and silver watches, chains and other jewelry, alleged to be of the value of one thousand dollars.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County. This was an action brought to recover the value of a trunk and contents, consisting of gold and silver watches, chains and other jewelry, alleged to be of the value of one thousand dollars. The declaration charged, that as common carriers, the appellant received the trunk and contents at Indianapolis, Indiana, to be transported to Chicago; that the appellee paid the price for such transportation, and that through the negligence of appellant the same was lost, the goods abstracted, stolen and converted. The case was heard before Williams, Judge,…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Walker
This was an action of case commenced by appellee in the Cook Circuit Court against appellant for the loss of a part of the contents of a trunk placed in their hands at Indianapolis, to be transported to Chicago. The evidence shows that appellee, who was a peddlar, left Cincinnati in July, 1864, and came by rail to Indianapolis, on his way to Chicago. Before leaving for Indianapolis he purchased a ticket to the latter place, paying fifty cents for extra weight. Hewberger testifies that there was packed in the trunk, and in his presence, a lot of goods, gold and silver watches, chains, jewelry…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Chicago & Aurora Railroad v. ThompsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1858
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