Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. v. Chapman
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Second District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Kane county; the Hon. Isaac Gr. Wilson, Judge, presiding.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Second District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Kane county; the Hon. Isaac Gr. Wilson, Judge, presiding. The following statement of facts taken from the opinion of the Appellate Court in this case is accurate and sufficiently full: In June, 1887, and for a year or more before that time, appellee was the owner of a valuable pacing race horse named “Riley,” which had been kept and used for racing purposes for the years 1886 and 1887. In June, 1887, plaintiff’s horse, with many others, was in the races then held at Rockford,…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Shope
This is an action on the case, by appellee, against appellant, as a common carrier, to recover damages for the loss of the plaintiff’s horse while being shipped over appellant’s railroad. There is little dispute as to the facts of the case. . There was ample evidence to show gross negligence on the part of the servants of the defendant, from which the injury to the horse resulted.
By the ruling of the trial court in giving an instruction for the plaintiff, and in the modification of one asked by the defendant, the question of law is presented, whether it is competent for a railway carrier to…
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