Brown v. Chicago City Railway Co.

In an action on the case for personal injuries plaintiff had judgment for $3,500 and the defendant appealed. The defendant operated in State street, Chicago, a double track electric street railway. Harrison street west from State is about forty feet north of the same street east from State. Plaintiff when injured was on a wagon which came east on Harrison into State and was going to cross State and then go east on Harrison. The wagon belonged to, and the driver was employed by, a certain teaming company. The wagon had on it eighteen large trunks belonging to the American Express Company.…