Legal Opinion

Fellows-Kimbrough v. Chicago City Railway Co.

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided November 14, 1911No. Gen. No. 15,905Published

Action in case for personal injuries. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Marcus Kavanagh, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1909.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Smith

Appellee brought an action on the case against appellant for damages on account of personal injuries alleged-to have been sustained September 5, 1907, in a collision between a north bound Indiana avenue car and an east bound Thirty-fifth street car. Appellee was a passenger on the Thirty-fifth street car. The collision appears to have been caused by a metal finger on the controller of the Indiana avenue car coming loose which rendered it impossible for the motorman to shut off the electric current in the usual way.

It is unnecessary for us to set out the substance of the eleven counts in the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Chicago City Railway Co. v. UhterIllinois Supreme Court · 1904
  2. City of Salem v. WebsterIllinois Supreme Court · 1901
  3. Chicago & Alton Railroad v. ScottIllinois Supreme Court · 1908
  4. Sullivan v. CollinsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1900
  5. Illinois Central Railroad v. SeitzAppellate Court of Illinois · 1903

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