Legal Opinion

Ferry v. City of Waukegan

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided February 10, 1917No. Gen. No. 6,400Published

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Lake county; the Hon. Claibe C. Edwabds, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1916.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dibell

On December 9, 1912, Edward L. Ferry was killed in an automobile accident on a street in Waukegan. He left next of kin, and the administratrix of his estate brought this suit to recover damages for their loss. On the trial defendant had a judgment, which we reversed in 196 HI. App. 81. Upon another trial plaintiff had a verdict and a judgment for $3,000, from which defendant appeals. It is not claimed that the court erred in any rulings on the evidence. The instructions are not set out in the abstract. The only grounds on which a new trial was sought were that the verdict was not supported by…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Libby, McNeill & Libby v. CookIllinois Supreme Court · 1906
  2. Flynn v. Chicago City Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1911
  3. Nonn v. Chicago City Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1908
  4. John A. Tolman & Co. v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1909
  5. Yeates v. Illinois Central RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1909

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