Chicago & Rock Island Railroad v. Fahey

This was a suit brought before a justice of the peace of Peoria county, to recover for the loss of a carpet sack and its contents, claimed to have been lost by appellants. A trial was had before the justice, which resulted in a verdict and judgment against the company for §70 and costs. The case was removed by appeal to the circuit court, where there was another trial, and the jury found a verdict for §68.90 against appellants. A motion for a new trial was entered, but was overruled by the court, and judgment entered on the verdict. The record is broi^ht to this court, and a reversal is…