Legal Opinion

Chicago City Railway Co. v. Anderson

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided October 19, 1899PublishedCited by 14 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. Philip Stein, Judge, presiding.

1Per curiam

In deciding this case the Appellate Court delivered the following opinion:

“The appellee was riding as a passenger, and sat in the front end or north-east corner of one of appellant’s electric cars. When the car was attempting to pass a wagon loaded with lumber going in the same direction, the lumber projecting some feet—six or seven feet, as testified by one witness,—behind the end of the wagon, it ran into the lumber, some pieces of which broke throug'h and into the car and hit appellee in the back, and caused the injuries for which she sued and recovered.
“It would be useless to review the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Chicago & Erie Railroad v. MeechIllinois Supreme Court · 1896
  2. Chicago City Railway Co. v. CanevinAppellate Court of Illinois · 1897

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Western Union Telegraph Co. v. FergusonIndiana Supreme Court · 1901
  2. Holston v. Sisters of the Third Order of St. FrancisAppellate Court of Illinois · 1993
  3. Harrod v. BissonIndiana Court of Appeals · 1911
  4. Budek v. City of ChicagoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1935
  5. Shaw v. Southern Pacific R.R. Co.California Supreme Court · 1910

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