Legal Opinion

Becker v. Chicago Railways Co.

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided January 12, 1920No. Gen. No. 25,287PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Error to the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Frank John-^ ston, Jr., Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1919.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dever

A judgment was entered in the Circuit Court of Cook county in favor of defendant in an action brought against it by plaintiff to recover damages arising out of circumstances attending the death of plaintiff’s intestate. The plaintiff seeks by this writ of error to reverse the judgment.

The plaintiff alleged in his declaration that decedent, Andrew J. Becker, was, with all due care for his own safety, riding a motorcycle in a northerly direction on Crawford avenue in Chicago near its intersection with Wellington street; that defendant, by its motorman, negligently permitted a passenger to…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Brink's Chicago City Express Co. v. KinnareIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
  2. Busack v. Chicago City Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1918
  3. Casey v. Chicago City Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1908
  4. Crauf v. Chicago City Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1908
  5. Horn v. BergAppellate Court of Illinois · 1918

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Kahlfeldt v. BusbyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1933

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