Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway Co. v. Shires
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for tlie First District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Sidney Smith, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Craig
This was an action brought by James G-. Ostrander, against the Louisville, New Albany and Chicago Railway Company, to recover damages for an injury received in Michigan City, Indiana, at the crossing of the railroad track with Franklin street, on the morning of November 21, 1881. The trial of the cause in the circuit court resulted in a verdict and judgment in favor of the plaintiff, which, on appeal, was affirmed in the Appellate Court.
In the first count of the declaration it is averred that Michigan City is a duly incorporated city under the laws of Indiana, and had power to pass ordinances…
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