{
  "id": 2629070,
  "name": "The Springfield and Illinois Southeastern Railway Company v. Nancy Andrews",
  "name_abbreviation": "Springfield & Illinois Southeastern Railway Co. v. Andrews",
  "decision_date": "1873-06",
  "docket_number": "",
  "first_page": "56",
  "last_page": "57",
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      "type": "official",
      "cite": "68 Ill. 56"
    }
  ],
  "court": {
    "name_abbreviation": "Ill.",
    "id": 8772,
    "name": "Illinois Supreme Court"
  },
  "jurisdiction": {
    "id": 29,
    "name_long": "Illinois",
    "name": "Ill."
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  "provenance": {
    "date_added": "2019-08-29",
    "source": "Harvard",
    "batch": "2018"
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  "casebody": {
    "judges": [],
    "parties": [
      "The Springfield and Illinois Southeastern Railway Company v. Nancy Andrews."
    ],
    "opinions": [
      {
        "text": "Mr. Chief Justice Breese\ndelivered the opinion of the Court:\nThis suit was originally brought before a justice of the peace of Gallatin county, against the Springfield and Southeastern Eailway Company, to recover damages for \u00ednjuri\u00e9s done to the mare of the plaintiff by the locomotive of the defendant. A judgment was rendered in favor of the plaintiff, from which the defendant appealed to the circuit court, and on trial there by the court without a jury, the plaintiff recovered a judgment for sixty dollars and the costs, to reverse which the defendant brings the record here.\nWe have examined the testimony in the cause, and are satisfied a clear case of negligence on the part of this corporation was made out. Ho guards to prevent cattle and horses from getting on to the bridge where the accident occurred, and no bell was rung or whistle sounded, as warning a train was near.\nWe concur in the finding of the court below, and affirm the judgment.\nJudgment affirmed.",
        "type": "majority",
        "author": "Mr. Chief Justice Breese"
      }
    ],
    "attorneys": [
      "Mr. E. P. Hanna, for the appellant.",
      "Mr. E. D. Youngblood, for the appellee."
    ],
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    "head_matter": "The Springfield and Illinois Southeastern Railway Company v. Nancy Andrews.\nNegligence\u2014injury to animal\u2014neglect to give signal of approaching train. Where a locomotive on the defendant\u2019s railroad run against and injured the plaintiff\u2019s mare upon a bridge in a public highway, and it appeared that no bell was rung or whistle sounded to give warning of the approaching train, and the speed of the train not slackened, it was held, that the company was guilty of such negligence as made it liable to the owner of the mare for the damages sustained.\nAppeal from the Circuit Court of Gallatin county; the Hon. Andrew D. Duff, Judge, presiding.\nThis was an action by the appellee against the appellant, to recover damages for an injury to the mare of the plaintiff. It appeared that the mare, while on a bridge in the public highway, was struck by the locomotive of one of defendant\u2019s trains and thrown off the bridge and badly crippled. The proof also showed that no bell was rung or whistle sounded before the animal was struck, and that the speed of the train was not slackened to prevent the accident. The case, on appeal, was tried by the court, who found for the plaintiff $60, for which sum judgment was rendered, and the defendant appealed.\nMr. E. P. Hanna, for the appellant.\nMr. E. D. Youngblood, for the appellee."
  },
  "file_name": "0056-01",
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