Elaborated Ready Roofing Co. v. Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. M. L. McKinley, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1919.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thomson
On March 3, 1917, one Maria Kora, as administratrix of the estate of Stefan Kora, deceased, commenced a suit against the Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad Company. The declaration, which she filed later,' alleged that on May 3, 1916, the defendant owned, operated and controlled a certain superstructure and girders, extending over and across West 71st street in the City of Chicago; that this superstructure was placed at a distance above the roadway which was unsafe and dangerous and that its maintenance thus was negligent; that by reason thereof the superstructure was a nuisance; that…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Gones v. FisherIllinois Supreme Court · 1919
- Lee v. Republic Iron & Steel Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1909
- Davis v. St. Paul Coal Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1918
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- Walsh v. Central Cold Storage Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1944