Gustafson v. Michigan Central Railroad
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. Howard Hayes, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the March term, 1919.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice O’Connor
Plaintiffs brought suit against the defendant railroad company to recover damages claimed to have been sustained by them on account of defendant’s negligence in failing to return within a reasonable time an empty tank car from Detroit, Michigan to Cushing, Oklahoma. There was a verdict and judgment in plaintiff’s favor for $180, to reverse which defendant prosecutes this appeal.
The record discloses that plaintiffs were engaged in the oil business and sold some of their product to the Ford Motor Company of Detroit. The oil was shipped in a tank car furnished by plaintiffs’ which was to he…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co. v. WallaceSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- McCabe v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1919
- Galbraith v. Chicago Architectural Iron WorksAppellate Court of Illinois · 1893