Cicero & Proviso St. Ry. Co. v. Richter
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in Case, for personal injuries. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Arthur H. Chetlain, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the March term, 1899.
1Opinion of the Court
Hr. Justice Windes
delivered the opinion of the court.
This case is before this court for the second time. On the first trial the court directed a verdict for the defendant, appellant here. The judgment was reversed and the cause remanded for another trial. (70 Ill. App. 196.) For a statement of the principal facts irnthe case we refer to the opinion of this court on the former appeal.
The declaration charges that appellant was negligent in operating its car at a rapid rate of speed, that the car made a great noise, well calculated to frighten any horse being driven upon the public highway, and…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railway Co. v. SlankerIllinois Supreme Court · 1899
- Franklin Printing & Publishing Co. v. BehrensIllinois Supreme Court · 1899
- Richter v. Cicero & Proviso St. Ry. Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1897