, 1870-01-27
THE cDURTS.
Heavy Damages Awarded
Against q Rallrond Com
pnny.
The Iandgraff Will Case Decided
Breach of Promise.

HKAST DAMAGES AGAINST 4 RAILROAD.
Ezekiel 4 PEllps Y. The Illinois Central Rail-
road Company. Thls wss m Acton to recover
to1 aneged personal and permanent injury, re-
sultng from m explosion Of locomouTe boiler,
on morning III December, 1857, IN tne dspo..
The case hsa been once TO the Supreme Cons:,
the jn1J having At former tr1A AWARDED p!alnsln
s1.tt0 - dalsgeA On this occaalou the Jury
lLuna the defendant guilty, and 4Ase92ed tue
damages at sa0,NN. Much OF the c4sa turned
upon the coudit.on OF tee engine boiler pstas 10
81 d At tho time Of the explosion.
One Of tue tnltr1ctous glysu in the cause to
The Jury was oased upon The decision OF the Sd
ntlne Court IN she cnae--tnA. u the Jury peieYed,
from evidence, that, Withtu Z reasonable time be.
fore The explosion Of the boiler, the defendant
made careful and thorough examination Of II,
b sElilui and qrai11ed mechanic In tnat branch
W husiheas, nad tnAt Il ~4s tnen IN solnd conu1.
tloa sla 80 continued @ Ito to b; 20 isr Is could BE-
II tbese vas proper quanusy Of water in sn.s
toiler and only au ordinary amouat Of steam, the
erEs1etr, AID tnat the explosion WIS from cauies
~n!ch could Eet have e<tn atceft1lned BY any
l EloWn md recognized menra then the tntaty, II
tnal c!aas OF injut3es TOT which tas Law Aiiorz
I TO ieGre1A Alto, that Il p!aiLt!r was passing
s,s1@ u shs am sas sosr r.
:s,,r issss sssq'i :. s,a'ss ssaas Z;
OF The ssena i sss scas
Z. gfEetce, SIC It has failed to snaw any o.uer
cause Ior lbc explosion. B9! in this case tue
10 TIE co4d:tion Of tho locomotive and IN regard
70 u ana9emsns az and @ soqid nos Iscosss upon
| ur0n him to show such negligence.
| TIE lAhDGAAfy wn1. -,-
In the matter q The appeal Of John LandgraH,
rsoaase IN instrument oneEea ~ me wsl oi aso,gs
| LardREsn. On the ground OF undue Influence az.
esc,tsd ose1 tae teatatu. Inc ia.ne1 d Joan, he
] ustament Of George LAndgtaH, deceased.
| IL the viii. the eatste Of the deceased, va.uad
soe9 f'' "
The Court Instructed the jury. IN substance, tina:
Il The evidence thoa ed lhat GtLrse Lsndsrai1 was
cute inc 1cauun.elt offered, Is .1u, for ptooatt,
a:a tha1 bat for thoEe tcars he wo1M 70: hare
executed IL then The rero,ct anon b. aga1ns,
| the Instrument: &c, u bJ als conduct toward bH
Istnet john had reduced bis father 10 state Of
tu5 Cct1un aid tniditF, whence, instGad OF Ills
ssee sgeae5, II 1asher ascsa,s. laa sss1eA the
conttoFeIt& instlnIleu then the will ehonld nOt
AID. upon thi, matter, held tha. whero tho
;ta:e The palty na.t actl1t, aEd Las controlling
a1et cy III rrceW ihN III EXECUTION, that III q cit.
ctastu.cs ca tns ior strict scrutiny. and foe tall
Ged, ain OF frLe aEt nc5 on tie part oI the tesla
1or. E3t Il Ma6 left to the lcf3 TO respee uhe.nel
| .xIh h cate OF Mstfe4t ano A2ency x4s made oaL
Aisttfd .fee,e cafe Tor TIE viii IL u a0e ont #ter
4, il tnohn taht George Lstdgtail executed
| .lEttt, hEo acknowledged II u the presence O
tNo a!testuR wltuesses. who signed the tuatfu
Tntbr III bis pscseLce, aEd at Ills request asseit t
such wl;resses, II also It Il beltcred that tai
| :estEtcr Was Of bound mind at the tue Of execu
tsou srh acknoW letigMcct, and the burden oI
trucf Ia on the contestants 10 show canee OF IN
! yAGdt15; wherefore, II the testimony should bt
| evenly ba1slcei. the dntlt should be in favor o.
he validity Of the Elli; sud Il the eT1acuce sno ~
/ ihst thefe WaR no fraud. enmpuls'oo, or tunropel
COZ duct on The part Of John. then the tnstsamea
should he declared 10 be the x!ll OF tue father
/ Aid such IE1ud or compuls:ou must have oect
such ~ to destroy The iree ageLcy Of the testato
al lne time The instrument Was executed, and tnt
1ty.nX Of adrice Of pettuAsto1 al 10 the nature 0
rot iuvGdate II AZ viii II Inc testa:or execalet
| freely AID from coIytctlon--it being tue night o
the ttstator 10 dispose Of hts property aceo1olnl
10 hs oKn di:cretlon, even to the ex
cluston oi his own heirs At law, 50
TO iEyalid1.e vii must be Of sucn a caxracte
| a. to M oEnt 10 tLoIA force nrd c1efclou, Dc
| st.ovrg the itee aGencJ OF the tsatator: It mus
be- ro7e than q uele desire to grntf5 the w,s9e
Of lEc ron. Gnd the conAtraiut II there we're AM
, | nust be operating on tbe mind OF tie testator 1
| the strJ act Of making the will, which Is not t
be Iyanta,ed becanse Of 1hrtats, violence, Q
ardnr tLdueLce long past and gone. and IN no va
| cvunecten with the mating OF the WILL
| 1GAlNt1 Tue CITY.
AEn Casey =. Cl,y Of Chicago. Case. Dsmage
Ind a. oCo. Ttls 1a M act,on TO recover 1or pc
horsl IL j9r.c'. atgcd to hase oesn received b
| reason OF q dcfectlSe Gl0eRalk. P1alntn EtA.t
that Oh TIC 20 KS, abe <as c1oss1nx Oa[o stree
| aEo IT. nttss ectlon With NoIth Market, her fox
, *as ca0eht IN objective s.de<a and her hnk7
] btotta- -
lcaerb Mcknight tt A. =. William Law, Ir,
n,r. tLaw. w In. J. laHl. AssumfAt- Dena1
Ia c. Foe r, josiah L,moud. Asasupa
! Demand, e. oD.