Legal Opinion
Igo v. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided May 28, 1910Published
Action in case. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Shelby county; the Hon. Truman E. Ames, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Philbrick
This is an action brought by appellee against appellant to recover for an alleged damage to a shipment of a car-load of horses and mules from Shelhyville, Shelby county, Illinois, to Indianapolis, in the State of Indiana, alleged to have been occasioned by reason of alleged negligence of appellant in delay in taking the car from Shelhyville, and also in the violent and improper handling of the car in such shipment.
The declaration consists of two counts. The first count is based upon an alleged charge of negligence in handling the car in such a violent and rough manner in the switching,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Gumb v. Twenty-Third Street Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Kirby v. Chicago & Alton RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1909
- Adams v. GardnerIllinois Supreme Court · 1875
- Spencer v. St. Paul & Sioux City RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1875