Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. Bacon
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action on the case. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Edgar county; the Hon. J. W. Cbaig, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the May term, 1905.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presidirg Justice Bamsay
delivered the opinion of the court.
Lucius B. Bacon and Milton Mills brought suit against the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Bailwav Company in the Circuit Court of Edgar county to recover damages for an alleged failure of the railway company to transport within a reasonable time eighty head of fat cattle from Bidge Farm, Illinois, to Union Stock Yards in Chicago. There was a verdict in the Circuit Court below in favor of Bacon and Mills in the sum of $450, upon which the court rendered judgment. The railway company has appealed:
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