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  "name": "Swan Carlson, Appellee, v. Chicago Great Western Railroad Company, Appellant",
  "name_abbreviation": "Carlson v. Chicago Great Western Railroad",
  "decision_date": "1914-07-31",
  "docket_number": "Gen. No. 5,919",
  "first_page": "636",
  "last_page": "637",
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      "cite": "187 Ill. App. 636"
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    "name_abbreviation": "Ill. App. Ct.",
    "id": 8837,
    "name": "Illinois Appellate Court"
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    "id": 29,
    "name_long": "Illinois",
    "name": "Ill."
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    "parties": [
      "Swan Carlson, Appellee, v. Chicago Great Western Railroad Company, Appellant."
    ],
    "opinions": [
      {
        "text": "Mr. Justice Whitney\ndelivered the opinion of the court.",
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        "author": "Mr. Justice Whitney"
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    "attorneys": [
      "Faissler, Fulton & Roberts, for appellant.",
      "H. S. Earley, for appellee."
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    "head_matter": "Swan Carlson, Appellee, v. Chicago Great Western Railroad Company, Appellant.\nGen. No. 5,919.\n(Hot to be reported in full.)\nAppeal from the Circuit Court of De Kalb county; the Hon. Mazzini Slusser, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the April term, 1914.\nReversed with finding of facts.\nOpinion filed July 31, 1914.\nAbstract of the Decision.\nRailroads, \u00a7 876*\u2014when evidence insufficient to show negligence in killing of stock. In an action against a railroad company to recover the value of a mare and colt which had escaped to the highway and were killed by being struck by a train, a recovery for plaintiff held not sustained by any evidence showing negligence on the part of the company, it not appearing that the engineer or firemen saw the animals, and not appearing inconsistent with the theory that they rushed on the track in front of the train because of being frightened.\nStatement of the Case.\nAction by Swan Carlson against Chicago Great Western Railroad Company to recover for stock killed by defendant\u2019s train. The declaration consisted of two counts, the first alleging failure to give statutory signals and the second alleging negligent operation of the train. From a judgment in favor of plaintiff, defendant appeals.\nFaissler, Fulton & Roberts, for appellant.\nH. S. Earley, for appellee."
  },
  "file_name": "0636-01",
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