Rowden v. Chicago & Alton Railroad
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in case for death caused by alleged wrongful act. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Sangamon county; the Hon. James A. Creighton, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Baume
The main track and two side tracks, one on each side of said main track, of the defendant railroad company run in a northerly and southerly direction through the city of Auburn, and cross among others, Madison, Monroe, Jackson and Van Burén streets at grade and at about right angles. Prom Van Burén street north to a point near the defendant’s depot the distance between the main track and the east side track was 21 feet 7 inches, and the ground between said tracks was smooth and level. During a portion of the evening of August 25, 1908, the plaintiff’s intestate, Chester W. Bowden, a boy of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Wabash Railroad v. JonesIllinois Supreme Court · 1896
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. EiningerIllinois Supreme Court · 1885
- Sample v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1908
- Robards v. Wabash Railway Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1899
- Cleveland, C., C. & St. L. Ry. Co. v. HibsmanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1901