Peoria, Decatur & Evansville Railway Co. v. Duggan
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Third District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Moultrie county; the Hon. C. B. Smith, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Sheldon
This action was commenced before a justice of the peace, to recover the value of five hogs alleged to have been killed by a train on the railroad of the defendant. The case was appealed to the circuit court, and there tried before the court and a jury, resulting in a verdict for the plaintiff for $55, upon which judgment was rendered, and on appeal to the Appellate Court for the Third District it was affirmed, and an appeal taken to this court, the requisite certificate having been made.
The suit was brought under the act of the General Assembly relating to fencing by railroad companies,…
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