Legal Opinion

Hartzell v. Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railway Co.

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided July 14, 1920No. Gen. No. 25,206PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Error to the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. John H. Marshall, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1919.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Matchett

This is a writ of error to review the record of a judgment entered upon the finding of the court. On February 23, 1912, plaintiff below, defendant in error, filed suit in assumpsit against plaintiff in error and six other common carriers, alleging that on or about March 28, 1907, the.carriers were engaged in interstate commerce, and that on that date the defendant, Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railway Company, for the usual and legal rate of compensation,' agreed to transport from Piqua in the State of Ohio, to San Francisco, in the State. of California, safely and within a reasonable time,…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Armour Packing Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1907
  2. Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. WallSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
  3. Plumb v. CampbellIllinois Supreme Court · 1888
  4. Goodrich v. Reynolds, Wilder & Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1863
  5. Gebbie v. MooneyIllinois Supreme Court · 1887

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Economy Fuse & Mfg. Co. v. Raymond Concrete Pile Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1940
  2. Houston v. LawheadWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1935
  3. Provenzano v. Illinois Central RailroadAppellate Court of Illinois · 1933
  4. Pennsylvania Railroad v. CunninghamAppellate Court of Illinois · 1922

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