Checkley v. Illinois Central Railroad
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Third District ;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Coles county; the Hon. W. B. ScholEiELD, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Vickers
William Checkley brought an action against the Illinois Central Railroad Company in the circuit court of Coles county to recover damages for the loss of a warehouse and its contents by fire. After a somewhat lengthy and involved course of pleading in the court below the parties arrived at an issue of law upon the pivotal question upon which the rights of the parties depend. The issue was made by a demurrer to defendant’s fifth additional plea, which was overruled by the court, and the plaintiff having elected to stand by his demurrer, judgment nil capiat was rendered against him. The…
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- Wabash Railroad v. OrdelheideSupreme Court of Missouri · 1903
- Comstock v. BrosseauIllinois Supreme Court · 1872
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