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Steindl v. New York Central Railroad

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided June 21, 1938No. Gen. No. 39,999PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. Presiding Justice Friend

delivered the opinion of the court.

Aloysius and Hazel Steindl, plaintiffs, brought suit against the New York Central Railroad Company, defendant, for damages occasioned by defendant’s failure to deliver two pieces of baggage, transported from Chicago to Miami, Florida, in time to enable plaintiffs to fulfill a West Indies cruise. The cause was tried by the court without a jury, resulting in the assessment of damages against defendant' in the sum of $186.40, from which judgment defendant appeals.

The principal facts, with the exception of those pertaining to the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Georgia, Florida & Alabama Railway Co. v. Blish Milling Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1916
  2. Armour Packing Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
  3. Chicago & Alton Railroad v. KirbySupreme Court of the United States · 1912
  4. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
  5. Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. WardSupreme Court of the United States · 1917

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Kirchner v. New York Central SystemOhio Court of Appeals · 1949
  2. Bob C. Cooper and Jim B. Cooper v. Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1954

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