Show Advent of tbe Palliaaa ai Chicago 31 The supreme court of Illinois the full bench assisting has jest died an opinion declaring in sabatanca that thu Pullman Palace Car Company and like corporations are common carriers car-riers and placing them in the Bars Category Cat-egory as railroad companIes This is contrary to the decision given by the tame tribunal some years ago and affirms the principle the present etaa legislature has endeavored to embody in a statute Suit was brought by Luke Nevin against the car company for refusing to permit him to occupy the iloapine berth assigned him which ho offered to pay for Tho lower courts decided tha plaintiff had no power to enforce accommodation Bgainst the car company and it wai optional on its part to furnish the same The court asserts that running sleepers has becomes become-s business and social necessIty and In this view the law can impose obligations on the company the same as en railways ferrymen and innkeepers In the Ian guaga of tbe opinion where therefore a passenger who is under the rules of the company is entitled to a berth on payment pay-ment of the usual fare and to whom no personal objection attaches eaten the company sleeping car at the proper time for the purpose of procuring accommodations accom-modations and in a respectful manner applies for a berth oSering or tendering the customary price j therefore the company com-pany is bound to furnish it provided it has a vacant one at its diapoial For a breach of any of these implied duties the court holds the company is clearlyliable |