Sox v. Chicago City Railway Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in case for personal injuries. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Robert W. Weight, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Freeman
This is an action for personal injuries in which the plaintiff recovered a judgment for $1,020 against the defendant and the latter appeals.
It appears from the evidence that the plaintiff was riding in a covered wagon driven by a fellow employe of a third person and was engaged in selling merchandise carried in the wagon. The plaintiff was salesman. At the time of the accident the wagon had been standing about fifteen minutes on the west side of Halsted street about a hundred feet north of Boot street, Chicago, waiting the return of the driver. The latter testifies that when he returned to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. JohnsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1882
- Chicago Union Traction Co. v. BrowdyIllinois Supreme Court · 1903
- United States Express Co. v. McCluskeyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1898
- Wilson v. Chicago City Railway Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1907