Chicago & Alton Railroad v. Davis
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Thomas G. Windes, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carter
This was an action on the case, brought by appellee, against appellant, to recover damages for the negligence, of the latter in transporting a car-load of green hams from Kansas City to Cincinnati, whereby they were injured. The amount claimed in the declaration was $1500. The cause was tried by the court without a jury, and a judgment was rendered for the plaintiff for $1051.46. The defendant took its appeal to the Appellate Court, where it was held that as to certain items, amounting to $272.78, the judgment was erroneous, the damages as assessed being to that amount in excess of the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. v. ChapmanIllinois Supreme Court · 1890
- Gilmore v. CourtneyIllinois Supreme Court · 1895
- Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. v. MontfortIllinois Supreme Court · 1871
- St. Louis & Southeastern Railway Co. v. DormanIllinois Supreme Court · 1874
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- Berger-Crittenden Co. v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1915
- Cincinnati, N. O. & T. P. Ry. Co. v. FairbanksCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1898
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