Cleveland, C., C. & St. L. Ry. Co. v. Green
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case, for killing domestic animals. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Edgar County; the Hon. Ferdinand Bookwalter, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the May term, 1896.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Boggs
The judgment appealed from was rendered against appellant company for the value of a cow belonging to appellee, Avhich was killed by a train of the appellant company.
The cow came upon the track at the crossing of Grand-view street in the unincorporated town or village of Dudley. The east side of Grandview street is the eastern limit of Dudley.
Cattle guards had not been provided on either side of the crossing, and the jury Avere warranted by the evidence in finding the cow passed from the street crossing Avestwardly along the railroad track a distance of from sixty to eighty feet and was there…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad v. ElderIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
- Toledo, St. Louis & Kansas City Railroad v. FranklinIllinois Supreme Court · 1895
- Cleveland, C., C. & St. L. R. Co. v. UmphenourAppellate Court of Illinois · 1895
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