Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Ry. Co. v. Patton
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case, for injuries to live stock. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Coles County; the Hon. Frank K. Dunn, Judge presiding. Heard in this court at the May term, 1902.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Burroughs
The appellee, W. R. Patton, sued the appellant, The Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Company, in the Circuit Court of Coles County, in an action on the case to recover damages for alleged injuries to nineteen horses which he had shipped over its railroad from Charleston, Illinois, to Buffalo, New York.
Appellant pleaded the general issue, -and in a trial by jury, appellee recovered a verdict and judgment for $1,200. Appellant having moved for a new trial, which was denied, brings the case to this court by appeal and urges a reversal of the judgment upon the alleged grounds…
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