Chicago & Rock Island Railroad v. McKean
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of .Bureau county; the Hon.Madison E. Hollister, Judge, presiding. The opinion of the court contains a sufficient statement of the case.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Breese
This was an action on the case brought to the Bureau Circuit Court by James McKean, against the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad company, to recover damages for an injury occasioned by a collision of a train of cars run by the defendants with a two-horse team and wagon of the plaintiff.
The injury was alleged to be in killing the horses, injuring the wagon and harness, and rendering the plaintiff “ a cripple for life by the loss of a large portion of his left foot.”
The jury rendered a verdict for the plaintiff of $5,875, on which, after denying a motion for a new trial, the court entered…
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