Rajek v. Cummings

Felix Janus was killed at 41st street and Kedzie avenue in Chicago while crossing the tracks in front of a southbound Kedzie avenue street car on the evening of July 9, 1938. His administrator brought suit against Guy A. Richardson et al., alleging negligence and specifying wilful and wanton conduct on the part of defendants (1) in increasing the speed of the car while deceased was crossing the intersection, (2) in operating the car at a speed in excess of 20 miles an hour, (3) in failing to stop the car at the intersection, and (4) in refusing to give deceased the right of way and to permit…