Chicago & Joliet Electric Railway Co. v. Barrows

This is a suit brought by appellee Barrows, against appellant, to recover damages resulting from a collision in which an electric car of appellant on October 27, 1903, ran against a horse and wagon driven by appellee, a man of the age of seventy-nine years, on Jefferson street, in the city of Joliet, throwing him out of the wagon and cutting off both his feet. There are two counts in the declaration relied upon: the first alleges that appellant carelessly, negligently and wrongfully propelled its car, etc.; the second alleges that appellant negligently, without ringing a bell or gong or…