Culver v. Harris
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Marcus A. Kavanash, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1917.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice O’Connor
Plaintiffs, as administrators of the estate of Louise Nay, deceased, brought an action against Charles S. Harris to recover for the wrongful death of the deceased under chapter 70, Rev. St. (J. & A. f 6384 et seg_.). The case was tried before the court and jury, there was a verdict and judgment in favor of the defendant, to reverse which plaintiffs prosecute this appeal.
The record discloses that on Sunday evening, October 11, 1914, at about 8 o’clock, the deceased was driving a one-horse surrey north in Clark street. As she reached Pratt boulevard, an east and west street, she started to…
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