Mueller v. Phelps
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ op Error to the Appellate Court for the First District ;■—heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Oscar E. Heard, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. ChiEB Justice Carter
delivered the opinion of the court;
Defendant in error brought an action on the case in the superior court of Cook county for personal injuries. On the trial the court directed a verdict in favor of Henry Jacobs, one of the defendants, and the case proceeded against Erskine M. Phelps, the other defendant, resulting in a verdict and judgment for $4500 in favor of defendant in error. The Appellate Court affirmed the judgment on appeal, and the case was brought to this court by petition for certiorari. Pending the appeal in the Appellate Court Phelps died and his executrix…
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