Legal Opinion

Chicago Hair & Bristle Co. v. Mueller

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided June 16, 1908PublishedCited by 23 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. Joseph E. Gary, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Boggs

The action below was in case by the appellee, against the appellant company, to recover damages for a personal injury inflicted, as it was alleged, by the actionable negligence of the servants of the appellant company. Judgment in the sum of $6500 awarded the appellee was affirmed by the Appellate Court for the First District on appeal, and a further appeal in the same behalf has brought the case to this court.

The court refused to grant a motion, entered by the appellant company at the close of all the evidence, peremptorily directing the jury to return a verdict in its favor, and this action…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Armour v. GolkowskaIllinois Supreme Court · 1903
  2. Swift & Co. v. O'NeillIllinois Supreme Court · 1900
  3. Pittsburg Bridge Co. v. WalkerIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
  4. West Chicago Street Railroad v. FeldsteinIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
  5. Chicago & Alton Railroad v. PennellIllinois Supreme Court · 1884

3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Seith v. Commonwealth Electric Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1909
  2. Illinois Central Railroad v. SilerIllinois Supreme Court · 1907
  3. Hartnett v. Boston StoreIllinois Supreme Court · 1914
  4. Fogarty v. St. Louis Transfer Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1904
  5. Kambour v. Boston & Maine RailroadSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1913

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