Legal Opinion
Evans v. Williams
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 10, 1924No. Gen. No. 28,514PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McSurely
Plaintiff in various counts alleged that defendants as copartners operated a garage in which plaintiff kept his automobile, paying them $10 a month to care for and keep the same safely until called for by plaintiff, but that defendants failed in this respect, to the damage of the car. Upon trial plaintiff had a verdict for $1,500 and from the judgment thereon defendants appeal.
About midnight of August 28, 1918, George E. Powers, an employee of defendants, and in sole charge of the garage at this time, took plaintiff’s car out of the garage for a “joy ride” with a friend and wrecked it by…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Firemen's Fund Insurance v. SchreiberWisconsin Supreme Court · 1912
- McLain v. West Virginia Automobile Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1913
- Morgan Millwork Co. v. Dover Garage Co.Superior Court of Delaware · 1919
- Jacobs v. GrossmanIllinois Supreme Court · 1923
- Coonrod v. MaddenIndiana Supreme Court · 1890
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Maynard v. JamesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1929
- Employers' Fire Insurance v. Consolidated Garage & Sales Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1927
- Oscar Heyman & Bros. v. Marshall Field & Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1939
- Manhattan Fire & Marine Ins. v. Grand Central GarageNevada Supreme Court · 1932
- Great Central Insurance Co. v. HarrisAppellate Court of Illinois · 1977
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