Illinois Central Railroad v. Bull

Citations

• 72 Ill. 537

Syllabus

<p>Railroad company—only liable for stock killed in cities where negligence is shown. Where stock is killed, hy a railroad company at a place where the law does not require the company to fence its road, the party seeking a recovery must prove that the killing of the stock was caused through the negligence of the company; and where the proof shows that the stock was killed within the limits of a city, and there is no evidence of negligence on the part of the railroad company, no recovery can he had against it.</p>