Legal Opinion

Mobile & Ohio R. R. v. Langsdorf

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided March 3, 1897Published

Trespass on the Case, for personal injuries and injuries to personal property. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Monroe County; the Hon. Benjamin R. Burroughs, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice G-rebn

In this suit by appellee against appellant, brought to recover damages for personal injuries and the destruction of and injury to certain personal property, resulting from a collision between appellant’s train and appellee’s team and wagon, the jury returned a verdict for plaintiff and assessed his damages at $300; defendant’s motion for a new trial was overruled and judgment was entered on the verdict for $300 and costs.

This appeal is taken from that judgment and appellant claims it ought to be reversed on the ground alone “ that the judgment is not sustained by the evidence.” Mo objection…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Cicero & Proviso Street Railway Co. v. MeixnerIllinois Supreme Court · 1896
  2. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. BaddeleyIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
  3. St. Louis, Alton & Terre Haute Railroad v. WillAppellate Court of Illinois · 1894
  4. Chicago & South Side Rapid Transit R. R. v. LackmanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1896
  5. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. P. J. Ahrens & SonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1891

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