Malott v. Woods
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case, for being ejected from a train. Error to the Circuit Court of Effingham County; the Hon. William M. Farmer, Judge presiding. Heard in this court at the February term, 1903.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Higbee
This was a suit by defendant in error, to recover damages for injuries alleged to have been sustained by her by reason of having been compelled to leave a train of plaintiff in error, by the conductor thereof, at a distance of some eight or nine miles from Effingham, her destination. Mrs. Woods, the defendant in error, testified that on the afternoon of September 22, 1900, she went to the ticket office of plaintiff in error, to ascertain if she could get a ticket to Springfield and return, good during the state fair, and was informed that she could; that on the next day, Sunday, about three…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- McNulta v. EnschIllinois Supreme Court · 1890
- Keightlinger v. EganIllinois Supreme Court · 1872
- Waldron v. MarcierIllinois Supreme Court · 1876
- La Porte v. WallaceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1900
- Illinois Central Railroad v. SuttonIllinois Supreme Court · 1870
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Hopkins v. WhelanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1920
- Malott v. WoodsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1905
- Swisher v. CarpenterAppellate Court of Illinois · 1911