Childers & Lillienstein v. Illinois Central Railroad
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Sangamon county; the Hon. James A. Creighton, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1916.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Thompson
delivered the opinion of the court.
Childers & Lillienstein, plaintiff, is a corporation. Its principal oEce is in Springfield, Illinois. The business of the corporation is buying, selling and shipping live stock. On August 5, 1915, plaintiff shipped part of a carload of horses from Cooksville, Illinois, consigned to Guyton & Harrington at Bast St. Louis, over the defendant railroad, with directions to stop the car at Springfield, Illinois, to finish loading. Plaintiff began this suit November 22, 1915, before a justice to recover damages for injury to one of the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. HarrimanSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Black v. Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1884
- Baxter v. Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1897
- Baltimore & Ohio S. W. Railroad v. RossAppellate Court of Illinois · 1902
- Sweetser v. Chicago & Alton RailroadAppellate Court of Illinois · 1915
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