Illinois Central R. R. v. Haecker
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass outlie Case,for personal injuries. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Richard W. Clifford, Judge presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1903. Halsted street in the city of Chicago runs north and south. It is eighty feet wide. There are walks for foot passengers upon each side. It is carried over the south branch of the Chicago river by means of a bridge.
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Trespass outlie Case,for personal injuries. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Richard W. Clifford, Judge presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1903. Halsted street in the city of Chicago runs north and south. It is eighty feet wide. There are walks for foot passengers upon each side. It is carried over the south branch of the Chicago river by means of a bridge. About 125 feet south of this bridge the street is crossed by two freight tracks of the Chicago & Alton Bailroad Company. One hundred and twenty-five feet further south it is crossed by three main…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Ball
Counsel for appellee state:
“ We think it will be conceded under the decisions, that if there is any evidence fairly tending to prove plaintiff’s case, with all the legitimate conclusions that may be drawn from such evidence, that the determination of the jury thereon is absolute, and if there appears to be no substantial error in the instructions or admission of testimony, that this court must affirm the judgment rendered below.”
If this be the law, much of the labor of this court in the past was useless, and we wasted much valuable time to the injury of parties and their counsel. It is clear,…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Braun v. CravenIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
- Chicago & Erie Railroad v. MeechIllinois Supreme Court · 1896
- Chicago & Alton Railroad v. HeinrichIllinois Supreme Court · 1895
- Elguth v. GrueszkaAppellate Court of Illinois · 1898
- Orne v. CookIllinois Supreme Court · 1863
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Illinois Central Railroad v. HeckerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1906
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- Willey v. DakeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1905