Devine v. Chicago City Railway Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Branch Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that Court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Robert W. Wright, Judge, presiding.' This is an action for the benefit of the next of kin of Thomas Keating to recover damages for his death, alleged to have resulted from injuries inflicted by an employee of appellant on one of its street cars in Chicago. • On the trial before a jury in the superior court of Cook county a verdict of…
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Appeal from the Branch Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that Court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Robert W. Wright, Judge, presiding.' This is an action for the benefit of the next of kin of Thomas Keating to recover damages for his death, alleged to have resulted from injuries inflicted by an employee of appellant on one of its street cars in Chicago. • On the trial before a jury in the superior court of Cook county a verdict of $1500 was found and judgment was entered thereon against appellant. On appeal to the Appellate Court that judgment was…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carter
The defendant filed a general and special demurrer to the declaration. No issue was joined on this demurrer, and the declaration and demurrer were all the pleadings in the case. The case was called, both parties being represented by counsel, and a jury was empaneled without either party saying anything about the condition of the pleadings. The attention of the trial court does not seem to have been specifically called to this question at any time. The instructions asked do not mention it. The motion for new trial, although it sets out particularly twenty-six different reasons why a new trial…
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