Mumaugh v. Chicago City Railway Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Error to the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. John Gibbons, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the March term, 1912.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Fitch
Plaintiff in error sued the defendant railway company for damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by being jolted from the rear fender of a street car upon which plaintiff was riding at the time of the accident. A verdict of not guilty was returned, and from a judgment entered upon that verdict the plaintiff appeals.
At the close of all the evidence the court instructed the jury to find the defendant not guilty as to the second and third counts of the declaration, and this ruling is assigned as error. The second count alleges, in substance, that it was the duty of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- North Chicago Street Railroad v. PolkeyIllinois Supreme Court · 1903
- Chicago City Railway Co. v. SchmidtIllinois Supreme Court · 1905
- Hickey v. Chicago City Railway Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1909
3Cited by1 opinion
- Kovacs v. RichardsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1940