Legal Opinion
City of Chicago v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided October 4, 1911No. Gen. No. 15,818PublishedCited by 11 opinions
Error to the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. Arnold Heap, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1909.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Graves
This suit was begun in the Municipal Court by the City of Chicago, plaintiff in error here, against the Chicago & Northwestern Railway Company, defendant in error here. The claim of plaintiff in error, as shown by the bill of particulars, is, in substance, for killing three horses, valued at $600, by the defendant’s negligence in operating an engine and train of cars' on the 5th day of November, 1903.
The case was tried by the court without a jury on the following stipulation of facts, namely:
“It is stipulated between the plaintiff and the defendant that the plaintiff is a municipal…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Wilcox v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1883
- Brown v. Trustees of SchoolsIllinois Supreme Court · 1906
- Tollefson v. City of OttawaIllinois Supreme Court · 1907
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