Baltimore & O. S. W. Ry. Co. v. Village of Altamont
Appellate Court of Illinois
Debt, for failure to place watchman at street crossing. Trial in the Circuit Court of Effingham County; the Hon. William M. Farmer, Judge, presiding. Verdict and judgment for plaintifl; appeal by defendant. Heard in this court at the February term, 1899.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Worthington
delivered the opinion of the court.
This was an action of debt brought by appellee to recover $100 a day for a failure of appellant to place and maintain a flagman at the street crossings in the village of Altamont, designated in the pleadings as East and West Centre street and East and West Maple street. The only question presented relates to the second count in the declaration, referring to East and West Maple street, the jury having been instructed to disregard the first count relating to East and West Centre street.
•The second count is in substance as…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- People v. FeslerIllinois Supreme Court · 1893
3Cited by2 opinions
- Dickson v. HardyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1932
- Dickson v. HardyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1932