Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw Railway Co. v. Crane

Illinois Supreme Court
Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw Railway Co. v. Crane, 68 Ill. 355 (Ill. 1873)

Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw Railway Co. v. Crane

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam :

This case was originally brought before a justice of the peace, and re-tried in the circuit court on appeal, where a verdict was rendered in favor of appellee for $7.

There is evidence in the record that sustains the verdict. In our opinion it is not against the weight of the evidence.

We are unable to discover any error in the action of the court in refusing to give the instructions asked by appellant, certainly none that could have prejudiced the cause. Indeed, we perceive no material error in any of the rulings of the court, and the judgment is accordingly affirmed.

Judgment affirmed.

Reference

Full Case Name
The Toledo, Peoria and Warsaw Railway Co. v. Robert W. Crane
Status
Published
Syllabus
1. KEOLiesucE—neglect of railroad to fence its road. Where a railroad company lias been operating trains over its road for more than six months, and has failed to fence its track, and while passing through the plaintiff’s farm with its train, kills plaintiff’s stock upon the track, the company will be liable to the plaintiff for the value of such stock.