Chicago Union Traction Co. v. O'Connell
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. Elbridge Hanecy, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Farmer
On the night of March 8, 1902, while crossing Wells street on foot at its intersection with Superior street, in the city of Chicago, appellee was struck and injured by a street car under the control and upon the tracks of appellants. A trial in the superior court of Cook county resulted in a verdict and judgment in favor of plaintiff for $1000. Defendants appealed to the Appellate Court, where that judgment was affirmed, and a further appeal is prosecuted to this court.
On the trial of the case in the superior court appellants offered, and the court admitted in evidence, a release signed by…
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