Illinois Central Railroad v. Hammer

M. Chief Justice Walker

delivered the opinion of the Court:

It appears that the place where this accident occurred was at the depot of appellant, in the city of Champaign; that the depot and grounds of the company are near the center of the city, and lie between Jefferson street on the north and Fayette avenue on the south, and the side track extending still further south. It is an open, uninclosed space, over which there seems to be much travel in transacting business with the company, and in passing from one part of the city to another. Situated as it is, it could not he legally fenced or…