Fitzpatrick v. Bloomington City Railway
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case, for personal injuries. Error to the Circuit Court of McLean County; the Hon. Thomas F. Tipton, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Glenn
This is an action on the ease brought by plaintiff in error in the Circuit Court of McBean County, to recover for the alleged negligence of the Bloomington City Railway Company, a corporation operating an electric street railway in the city of Bloomington whereby plaintiff in error lost his left hand.
There were four counts in the declaration, to the first of which a demurrer was sustained and a plea of not guilty filed to the remaining three.
Imthe second count it was charged that the motorman carelessly, negligently, unnecessarily, and improperly ran and drove his car at a high rate of speed…
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- New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad v. BlumenthalIllinois Supreme Court · 1895
- Pennsylvania Co. v. FranaIllinois Supreme Court · 1884
- Illinois Central Railroad v. LatimerIllinois Supreme Court · 1889
- Lake Erie & Western Railroad v. MiddletonIllinois Supreme Court · 1892
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