Raymond v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action on the case for personal injuries. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Henry County; the Hon. Frank D. Ramsay, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1905.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bibell
John H. Raymond, a traveling man, was injured while walking upon a switch track of the Burlington road, approaching its station house at Calva. He brought this suit against the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway Company and the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company, to recover damages for said injury. Upon a jury trial defendants were found not guilty, and had judgment against plaintiff for costs, from which he appeals.
On the morning of the date of the injury Raymond arrived in Calva on the Rock Island Railroad, intending to go to the Burlington depot and' take its train. The Rook…
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