Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway Co. v. Bautsch
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action commenced before justice of the peace. Appeal from the Circuit Court of JoDaviess county; the Hon. Richard S. Fabraxd, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the April term, 1906.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Dibell
delivered the opinion of the court.
Appellant’s railroad runs through appellee’s farm. Appellee sued appellant before a justice and had judgment, and on an appeal to the Circuit Court had a verdict and' judgment for $125 damages and $35 attorney’s fees, from which latter judgment appellant prosecutes this further appeal. Appellee’s proof tended to show that on June 21, 1905, a fire from a passing engine caught in dead grass and dry weeds on the right of way and spread into his meadow west of the railroad, and destroyed standing timothy grass then about ready to be…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Peter v. Chicago & West Michigan Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1899
- Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. L. Ry. Co. v. StephensIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
- Odin Coal Co. v. TadlockIllinois Supreme Court · 1905