Chicago, Indiana & Southern Railroad v. D. E. McMillan & Brother Coal Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Error to the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. Arthur J. Gray, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the March term, 1916.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice O’Connor
The Chicago, Indiana & Southern Railroad Company brought suit in the Municipal Court of Chicago against D. E. McMillan & Brother Coal Company to recover freight charges amounting to $42.49. The case was submitted to the court on a stipulation of facts. The court found the issues for the plaintiff and entered judgment for the amount of the claim, to reverse which this writ of error is prosecuted.
The stipulation discloses that a carload of coal was shipped over plaintiff’s road from Eldorado, Illinois, consigned to the Lincoln-Springfield Coal Company at Chicago. The car was transported to…
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