Keokuk Packet Co. v. Henry
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Alton City Court; the Hon. Henry S. Baker, Judge, presiding. This was an action on the case brought in the court below, by John Henry, against the Keolmlc Packet Company, to recover damages for an injury to the plaintiff, resulting, as is alleged, from the negligence of the officers of one of the boats of the company, in not affording the plaintiff proper time and facilities for leaving said boat.
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Appeal from the Alton City Court; the Hon. Henry S. Baker, Judge, presiding. This was an action on the case brought in the court below, by John Henry, against the Keolmlc Packet Company, to recover damages for an injury to the plaintiff, resulting, as is alleged, from the negligence of the officers of one of the boats of the company, in not affording the plaintiff proper time and facilities for leaving said boat. The declaration contains four counts, the first of which sets forth, substantially, the alleged cause of action, as follows: That on the 1st of June, A. D., 1867, the defendant was,…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Breese
This was an action on the case, brought to the Alton City Court by John Henry, against the Keokuk Packet Company, for an inj ury alleged to have been occasioned by the carelessness and negligence of the defendants.
A verdict was found for the plaintiff, which the court refused to set aside, and rendered judgment thereon.
To reverse this judgment, the defendants appealed to this court, assigning as error, the refusal of the court to set aside the verdict as being contrary to the law and the evidence— giving improper instructions for the plaintiff, and in refusing defendants’ instructions, and in…
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