Illinois Central Railroad v. Chambers

This was an action on the case, in the Coles circuit court, to recover damages alleged to have been received by the plaintiff, occasioned by the negligence and mismanagement of the defendant, a railroad corporation, whilst the plaintiff, a passenger on the train, was leaving it. The trial resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff, on which the court rendered judgment, and defendant appeals.

The accident occurred a little after midnight of the 28th of February, 1873.

The only point in the case much pressed is, did the train stop at the station where the plaintiff designed to leave it? On this,…