Chicago & Alton Railroad v. Dillon

This was an action on the case brought by plaintiff below to recover for a personal injury, and damages sustained by injury done to his horse and wagon through the alleged negligence of appellant’s engineer and fireman in failing to ring a bell or sound a whistle at a public road crossing as required by statute.

The injury occurred at the national stock yards at East St. Louis on a road called “ Avenue F.” Appellee was driving north and about to cross the railroad track when a locomotive of appellant struck his horse and wagon, killing the horse and destroying the wagon, and also severely…