Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Ry. Co. v. Berg
Appellate Court of Illinois
Memorandum.—Action for personal injuries. In the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Edward F. Dunne, Judge, presiding. Declaration in case; plea of not guilty; trial by jury; verdict and judgment for plaintiff; appeal by defendant. Heard in this court at the October term, 1894, and reversed with a finding of facts.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gaby
This is a case of horrible injury. Even the photograph of the dismembered appellee which the record contains, arouses the feeling that the railway, by whose machinery he was mangled, should, whether in fault or not,, do what money can do, to mitigate his- misery.
But if human testimony is to be weighed with any regard to its value, it is conclusively proved that his most unhappy condition is the result of his boyish inclination, leading him to catch upon the ladder of a passing freight car, from which falling, the wheels passed over him. The evidence fills more than eight hundred pages of the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Union National Bank v. Manistee Lumber Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1892
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- Larkins v. Terminal RailroadAppellate Court of Illinois · 1905
- Chicago City Ry. Co. v. BiedermanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1902