Abraham Lincoln As Attorney for the Illinois Central Railroad Company
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Lincoln, however, that if he would bring suit for his bill in some court of com- petent jurisdiction, and judgment were rendered in his favor, tlie judgment would be paid without appeal. Thereupon Mr. Lincoln brought suit in the Circuit Court of McLean County at the April term, 1857, and we present herewith photographic copies from the original papers prepared by Mr. Lincoln for this suit, the third photograph being the praecipe; the fourth, the declara- tion ; the fifth, notice to take deposit...ions ; and the sixth, brief of the important points to be presented in the case. Following {he photographs herein is a copy of the court records of McLean County showing trial, judgment, etc. Some interesting incidents in the trial of this case are given by Mr. Charles L. Capen, a prominent attor- ney at Bloomington, Illinois, now president of the Illi- nois Bar Association. It in substance is: When {he case was reached for trial on Thursday morning June 18th, 1857, no one appearing for {he defendant, judgment was taken by default for five thou- sand dollars.
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