Wabash Railroad v. Barker
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass to Personal Property.—Trial in the Circuit Court of Macon County; the Hon. Ferdinand Bookwalter, Judge, presiding. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff. Appeal by defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Burroughs
The appellee sued the appellant before a justice of the peace to recover damages for injuring his cattle and recovered a judgment for $187 and costs. From this judgment appellant appealed to the Circuit Court of Yermilion County, and on a trial by jury in that court the appellee recovered a verdict for $189.50 damages, and $30 attorney’s fees, upon which the court rendered a judgment for $219.50, from which the appellant prosecutes this appeal.
The appellant urges as grounds of reversal, (1) that the verdict is contrary to the evidence; .(2) that the court gave, at the instance of the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. WalshAppellate Court of Illinois · 1895
- Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. WalshIllinois Supreme Court · 1895
- Elgin City Railway Co. v. SalisburyIllinois Supreme Court · 1896
- Elgin City Railway Co. v. SalisburyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1895
3Cited by1 opinion
- Binger v. BakerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1945