Legal Opinion

West Chicago Street Railroad v. Maday

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided December 20, 1900PublishedCited by 16 opinions

Appeal from the Branch Appellate Court for the First District; — heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. A. H. Chetlain, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carter

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Court affirming a judgment of the superior court of Cook county in favor of appellee, against appellant, for a personal injury caused by a collision between a grip-car of appellant and the wagon of appellee, in which he was seated when driving along the street.

Appellee, at the time of the injury, kept a coffee and tea store, and had been in that business for the preceding five years. For ten or twelve years before that he had been employed as a worker in wood by different persons and companies engaged in woodwork. He testified that on account…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Boston & Albany Railroad v. O'ReillySupreme Court of the United States · 1895
  2. Fisher v. JansenIllinois Supreme Court · 1889

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Greinke v. Chicago City Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1908
  2. Chicago & Joliet Electric Railway Co. v. SpenceIllinois Supreme Court · 1904
  3. Gauger v. MillsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1950
  4. West Chicago Street Railroad v. DoughertyIllinois Supreme Court · 1904
  5. Casey v. Chicago City Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1908

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