Roberts v. Chicago City Railway Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ or Error to the Branch “D” Appellate Court for the First District ;—heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Benjamin W. Pope, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cartwright
A writ of certiorari was granted on the petition of the plaintiff in error, the Chicago City Railway Company, to bring in review the judgment of the Appellate Court for the First District affirming a judgment of the superior court of Cook county for $5000 against the plaintiff in error, in favor of the defendant in error, Fred F. Roberts, administrator of the estate of Alfred Smith, deceased, for damages resulting to the widow and two brothers, next of kin to said Alfred Smith, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of plaintiff in error.
The declaration contained three counts, the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Bennett v. Chicago City Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1909
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