Chicago & Alton Railroad v. Arnol
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Third District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of McLean county; the Hon. Owen T. Reeves, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shope
In this country it is the almost universal practice to announce the station which the train is approaching before it is reached, and while the train is still in motion. And it is universally understood that such announcement is intended as notice to passengers, without warning to the contrary, that the next stop of the train will be at the station announced. The purpose is understood to be, to enable the passengers intending to alight at that station, to be ready to leave the cars promptly, without undue haste or inconvenience to themselves or unnecessary delay of the train. It is not to be…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Indianapolis & St. Louis Railroad v. HorstSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Edgerton v. . New York Harlem R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1868
- McNulta v. EnschIllinois Supreme Court · 1890
- Jeffersonville Railroad v. Hendricks' AdministratorIndiana Supreme Court · 1866
- Pittsburg, Cincinnati & St. Louis Railway Co. v. ThompsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1870
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3Cited by40 opinions
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- Illinois Central Railroad v. BeebeIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
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