O'Connell v. Heed
Appellate Court of Illinois
Error to the Circuit Court of Vermilion county; the Hon. Augustus A. Partlow, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the April term, 1920.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Eldredge
This suit was brought by the defendants in error as the daughters and heirs at law of William Kelly, deceased. The action is in trespass and charges that on November 18, 1917, plaintiff in error with force and arms broke and entered the close of the defendants in error and took, carried away and converted to its own use railroad rails and railroad ties of the value of $5,000. The trial resulted in a verdict and judgment in favor of defendants in error for the sum of $1,800.
William Kelly and Michael Kelly were .brothers and each owned or operated a coal mine in the vicinity of the City of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Chicago & Alton Railroad v. GoodwinIllinois Supreme Court · 1884
- Howe v. South Park CommissionersIllinois Supreme Court · 1886
- Milligan v. MillerIllinois Supreme Court · 1912
- Ellis v. Rock Island & Mercer County RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1888
- Noble v. Illinois Central RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1884
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- Flannery v. FlanneryAppellate Court of Illinois · 1943