Purtell v. Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in ease for personal injuries. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Richard S. Tuthill, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Brown
delivered the opinion of the court.
This appeal is from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Cook county for $20,000 in favor of John J. Purtell, a minor (twelve years old when the suit was brought in 1904) against the Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Company. The judgment was rendered on the verdict of a jury in a personal injury suit. When the trial began on May 12, 1909, one Michael M. Connery was also a defendant. The pleadings in behalf of the plaintiff then consisted of three counts of a declaration. The first of these—which for convenience in this opinion and…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Libby, McNeill & Libby v. SchermanIllinois Supreme Court · 1893
- American Car & Foundry Co. v. ArmentrautIllinois Supreme Court · 1905
- Strafford v. Republic Iron & Steel Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1909
- Himrod Coal Co. v. ClarkIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
- Illinois Central Railroad v. HopkinsIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Wright ex rel. Wright v. Stresenreuter Bros.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1924