Snell, Taylor & Co. v. Pells
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Third District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Ford county; the Hon. N. J. Pillsbury, Judge, presiding. Snell, Taylor & Co. contracted with the Lafayette, Bloomington and Mississippi Railroad Company to construct its railroad from Bloomington to the State line of Indiana, at a specific price per mile.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Third District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Ford county; the Hon. N. J. Pillsbury, Judge, presiding. Snell, Taylor & Co. contracted with the Lafayette, Bloomington and Mississippi Railroad Company to construct its railroad from Bloomington to the State line of Indiana, at a specific price per mile. By the contract the right or power was given to them to locate the depots on the road east of the county of McLean. William H. Pells was a director in the railroad company at the making of this contract, and so continued to be…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dickey
The only question for our consideration in this case arises upon the rulings of the court upon the instructions in the case.
The bill of exceptions does not profess to give all the evidence introduced on the trial. The suggestion of counsel for appellee, that the proofs are not sufficient to require the law as to the supposed agency of Pells to be given to the jury, - can not prevail. The instruction given by the court for the defendant, assumes that sufficient proof of his agency was given to present the questions of law passed upon by the court. The only question brought to this court by…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Bestor v. WathenIllinois Supreme Court · 1871
- Marsh v. Fairbury, Pontiac & Northwestern Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1872
- St. Louis, Jacksonville & Chicago Railroad v. MathersIllinois Supreme Court · 1874
3Cited by5 opinions
- Pittsburg Mining Co. v. SpoonerWisconsin Supreme Court · 1889
- Rigdon v. MoreIllinois Supreme Court · 1907
- Pells v. SnellIllinois Supreme Court · 1889
- Pells v. SnellAppellate Court of Illinois · 1889
- Rigdon v. MoreAppellate Court of Illinois · 1909