Springfield & Illinois Southeastern Railway Co. v. Andrews

Citations

• 68 Ill. 56

Syllabus

<p>Negligence—injury to animal—neglect to give signal of approaching train. Where a locomotive on the defendant’s railroad run against and injured the plaintiff’s 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.</p>