St. Louis National Stock Yards v. Morris
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action on the case for personal injuries. Appeal from the City Court of East St. Louis; the Hon. W. J. N. Moyers, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the February term, 1904.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Myers
This is an action on the case for personal injury, alleged to be due to appellant’s negligence.
The declaration contains two counts, to which the defendant pleaded not guilty. Trial by jury. Verdict and judgment in favor of plaintiff for §1,500. Appeal by defendant.
For our purpose in discussing the errors assigned, the cause of action sufficiently appears from a reading of the first count, the substance of which is, “ that defendant, on the 13th day of October, 1902, had and kept in its possession, after having notice of its vicious propensities, a certain vicious horse, which was in the habit…
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