Mapes v. St. Louis & Northwestern Railway Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in case for personal injuries. Appeal from thd Circuit Court of Madison county; the Hon. Louis Bebnbeúteb, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the March term, 1911.'
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McBride
The declaration in this case consists of two counts. At the conclusion of the testimony the court excluded the evidence as to the second count which charged, negligence on account of defective appliances. The trial was then continued and concluded upon the allegations of the first count.
The first count alleges that the defendant wa,s possessed of, using and operating certain cars- on a certain electric railway extending from East St.; Louis to Springfield, Illinois, through a place called Loveless Siding, and that plaintiff was employed as brakeman on a certain express car, run from the north…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Smith v. Chicago, Peoria & St. Louis Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1908
- Columbus, Chicago & Indiana Central Railway Co. v. TroeschIllinois Supreme Court · 1870
- Chicago & E. I. R. R. v. MyersAppellate Court of Illinois · 1899