St. Louis, Alton & Terre Haute Railroad v. South
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Coles county; the Hon. Oliver L. Davis, Judge, presiding. This was an action of trespass, brought by the appellee in the Circuit Court of Coles county, against the appellants, Frederick Austin, Charles Rhodes, Lorenzo Lee and Edward Dawson. The cause was tried before a jury at the April Term, 1866, of said court, and a verdict of guilty rendered against the defendants, and damages assessed severally against them.
Read the full summary
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Coles county; the Hon. Oliver L. Davis, Judge, presiding. This was an action of trespass, brought by the appellee in the Circuit Court of Coles county, against the appellants, Frederick Austin, Charles Rhodes, Lorenzo Lee and Edward Dawson. The cause was tried before a jury at the April Term, 1866, of said court, and a verdict of guilty rendered against the defendants, and damages assessed severally against them. Whereupon, a nolle prosequi was entered as to all the defendants except appellant, and judgment was entered against it for §300. Motions for a new…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Breese
The principal questions in this cause arise upon the instructions given on behalf of the plaintiff, and on those refused as asked by the defendants, the appellants here, and on the measme and amount of damages, the former of which we will notice.
The first instruction asked by the plaintiff, and given, was this:
“ It was the duty of the St. Louis, Alton and Terre Haute Railroad Company to furnish a convenient and accessible place for the sale of tickets for passengers, with a competent person in attendance ready to sell them, which should be open and accessible to all passengers for a…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. ParksIllinois Supreme Court · 1857
3Cited by16 opinions
- Mills v. Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1900
- Miami Copper Co. v. StrohlArizona Supreme Court · 1913
- Nashville Railway & Light Co. v. TrawickTennessee Supreme Court · 1906
- Swan v. Manchester & Lawrence RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1882
- Berry v. St. Louis & S. F. R.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Arkansas · 1902
11 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.