Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad v. Richards

The action of the appellee against the appellant was commenced in 1898, and we are first to pass upon the sufficiency of the complaint, wherein it was alleged, that “the defendant is a corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of-, of the United States of America, and lawfully authorized to operate the line of railroad hereinafter described, as a common carrier, and at all times since the year 1891 has owned and operated a line of railroad fr,om Brazil, Indiana, to Momence; Illinois, passing through Warren and Benton counties, Indiana; that in November, 1895, tire plaintiff was…