Legal Opinion

Hartje v. Moxley

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided June 18, 1908PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Writ of Error to the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. Stephen A. Eos'ter, Judge, presiding. Section 18 of the Motor Vehicle law of 1907 is unconstitutional and void, for the reason that it contravenes the provisions of section 13 of article 4 of the constitution of the State of Illinois.

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Writ of Error to the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. Stephen A. Eos'ter, Judge, presiding. Section 18 of the Motor Vehicle law of 1907 is unconstitutional and void, for the reason that it contravenes the provisions of section 13 of article 4 of the constitution of the State of Illinois. People v. Busse, 231 Ill. 251; Rouse v. Thompson, 228 id. 522; Milne v. People, 224 id. 125; Allardt v. People, igy id. 501; Woodruff v. Coal Co. 182 id. 480; Dolese v. Pierce, 124 id. 140; Leach v. People, 122 id. 420; People v. Protestant Deaconesses, 71 id. 229; State v. Baum, 33 La. Ann. 981; Adams v.…

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scott

In the municipal court of Chicago Emil J. Hartje, defendant in error, recovered a judgment against George Moxley, plaintiff in error, for the sum of $265, for damages to an • automobile belonging to the former, resulting from a collision occurring in that city between that automobile and an automobile owned and driven by the latter; It was charged that the collision and the damages resulted from the fact that Moxley was driving his machine at a high and negligent rate of speed. The court based the instructions, in part, upon the provisions of section 18 of the Motor Vehicle act. (Laws of…

2Cited by5 opinions

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  2. Kessler v. WashburnAppellate Court of Illinois · 1910
  3. People v. SiskIllinois Supreme Court · 1921
  4. Leideck v. City of ChicagoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1928
  5. Duval Lumber Co. v. SladeSupreme Court of Florida · 1941

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