Pennsylvania Co. v. Conlan
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Joseph E. Gaby, Judge, presiding. This was an action on the case, brought by appellee against appellant, in the Superior Court of Cook county, in consequence of the negligence of appellant resulting in the death of her intestate.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Joseph E. Gaby, Judge, presiding. This was an action on the case, brought by appellee against appellant, in the Superior Court of Cook county, in consequence of the negligence of appellant resulting in the death of her intestate. The declaration contains four counts: In the first, the negligent act is alleged to have consisted in wrongfully, unlawfully and negligently driving a locomotive engine and train of cars, within the limits of the city of Chicago,…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scholfield
Numerous objections are urged in argument against the rulings below, and they shall be noticed in the order in which they are discussed in appellant’s brief.
First—Certain evidence, admitted over appellant’s objections, it is insisted, was erroneously admitted.
1. A witness testified how far appellant’s train ran after Conlan was struck. This, we think, was competent. An ordinance of the city limited the speed of trains to six miles an hour. It was not indispensable, in proving a violation of this ordinance, that the proof should show the speed was ascertained by actual comparison and…
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