Illinois Central R. R. v. Schmitt
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case.—Appeal from the Circuit Court of St. Clair County; the Hon. Silas Cook, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Worthington
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is substantially on all fours with the case of William Klein v. appellant, reported in 95 Ill. App. 220, which case was reversed and remanded at the February term, 1901, of this court. If that decision was right, a like decision should now be rendered.
The accident occurred in Belleville, between six and seven o’clock p. m., February 3, 1900. It was not caused by a collision in attempting to cross appellant’s tracks, but was caused by the uptilting of a beer wagon driven by appellee, with Klein as a companion, over a…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Blanchard v. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1888
- Parker v. Pennsylvania Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1893
- Maney v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy R. R.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1893
- Stabenau v. . Atlantic Ave. R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1898
- Wynn v. . Central Park, North and East River Railroad Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1892
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