Bacon v. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in case. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Edgar county; the Hon. J. W. Cbaig, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the May term, 1909.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Baume
delivered the opinion of the court.
The plaintiffs recovered a verdict and judgment against the defendant in the circuit court of Edgar county for $229.44, as damages for the alleged failure of defendant to carry four carloads of cattle from Bidge Farm to Chicago within a reasonable time, whereby said cattle were caused to shrink in weight, and were necessarily sold for a less price than that which prevailed in the market on the day when said cattle should have arrived in Chicago if they had been transported within a reasonable time. From such judgment the defendant…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Michigan Central Railroad v. CurtisIllinois Supreme Court · 1875
- Wabash Railroad Co. v. JohnsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1904
- Adams Express Co. v. BrattonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1903
- Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. McNuttAppellate Court of Illinois · 1907
- Shoot v. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis RailroadAppellate Court of Illinois · 1908
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