Loftus v. the Chicago Railways Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the First Branch Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court bn appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Richard S. Tut-hill, Judge, presiding. ®
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Duncan
A writ of certiorari was granted to plaintiff in error, the Chicago Railways Company, to have reviewed the judgment of the First Branch Appellate Court for the First District affirming a judgment of the circuit court of Cook county for $5000 against plaintiff in error, in favor of Fannie Loftus, administratrix of the estate of Michael Loftus, deceased, for damages resulting to her as widow and next of kin by his death, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of plaintiff in error in operating one of its cars.
The declaration contains four counts. The first count charges negligence in…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Chicago City Railway Co. v. SanduskyIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
- Wells v. O'HareIllinois Supreme Court · 1904
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