Illinois Central R. R. v. Beard
Appellate Court of Illinois
Memorandum.—Action for personal injuries. Appeal from a judgment rendered by the Circuit Court of Union County; the Hon. Joseph B. Robarts, Circuit Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the August term, A. D. 1892. Statement oe the Facts by the Court. Appellee recovered a judgment in the court heloiv for a personal injury alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the appellant.
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Memorandum.—Action for personal injuries. Appeal from a judgment rendered by the Circuit Court of Union County; the Hon. Joseph B. Robarts, Circuit Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the August term, A. D. 1892. Statement oe the Facts by the Court. Appellee recovered a judgment in the court heloiv for a personal injury alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the appellant. The declaration contains two counts, the first alleging that appellee was injured while he was attempting to pass over appellant’s road at a public foot-crossing, by the negligence of appellant’s servants in…
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Under the evidence in this case and the law as applicable thereto, there was no public crossing at the place alleged in both counts of the declaration. This claim is based wholly on the physical fact, so far as the . appellant is concerned, that it constructed steps at the east and west ends or sides of its freight house platform, which platform was elevated three or four feet from the level of the ground. The steps were essential to the use of the freight house by its employes and the public, with whom there it transacted business'. The steps connected with no…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co. v. BodemerIllinois Supreme Court · 1892
- Illinois Central Railroad v. GodfreyIllinois Supreme Court · 1874
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. JohnsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1882
- Abend v. Terre Haute & Indianapolis RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1884
- Illinois Central Railroad v. HammerIllinois Supreme Court · 1874
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- Delta Electric Co. v. WhitcampAppellate Court of Illinois · 1895