Illinois Central Railroad v. Stewart
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in case for personal injuries. Appeal from the Circuit Court of McLean county; the Hon. Thomas M. Harris, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the May term, 1906.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Baume
This is a suit instituted by appellee, a minor, by his next friend, against appellant, to recover damages for a personal injury alleged to have been sustained by appellee through the negligence of appellant. There was a verdict and judgment in the Circuit Court against appellant for $1,300.
Appellant has two railroad' tracks running north and south through the village of Heyworth and crossing Main street in said village. .For some time prior to the injury, a board sidewalk five feet in width existed ' on the north side of Main street and across the tracks of appellant. In July, 1904, thé…
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