Pennsylvania Co. v. Keane
Appellate Court of Illinois
’ Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Kiohabd W. Clieeoed, J udge, presiding.
1ConcurrenceGary, J.
I concur in the result, and in what is said as to the law of this case.
Whatever may be the difficulties of timing trains to run without conflict in the suburban traffic in the neighborhood of great cities, the exceeding danger to citizens, if trains are run between station houses and trains standing at them discharging and receiving passengers, is so manifest, that no excuse can be made for such conduct. But it is not our province to prescribe the kind of precautions to be adopted for the safety of the citizen; only to declare the duty to adopt the most effectual that are reasonably…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Chicago & Northwestern Railroad v. MorandaIllinois Supreme Court · 1879
- Monroe v. SnowAppellate Court of Illinois · 1889
- Shedd v. DalzellAppellate Court of Illinois · 1889
- Winona Paper Co. v. W. O. Taylor Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1888