Bender v. East Side Levee & Sanitary District, 213 Ill. App. 693 (1919)

April 12, 1919 · Illinois Appellate Court
213 Ill. App. 693

Mary Bender, appellee, v. East Side Levee & Sanitary District and Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Company, appellants.

Action to recover damages for loss of crops caused by flooding of land. Judgment for plaintiff for $3,083.55. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Madison county; the Hon. M. R. Sullivan, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1918. Certiorari denied by Supreme Court (making opinion final).

Affirmed.

Opinion filed April 12, 1919.

D. H. Mudge, John B. Harris, D. E. Keefe, W. E. Hadley and S. W. Baxter, for appellants; Thomas E. Gillespie, L. J. Hackney and F. L. Littleton, of counsel. Geers & Geers, for appellee.

Mr. Justice McBride

delivered the opinion of the court.