Devine v. National Safe Deposit Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in case for death caused by alleged wrongful act. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Homer Abbott, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1907.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Adams
delivered the opinion of the court.
Appellee, claiming that the death of his intestate, William Thomas Daly, was caused by the negligence of the appellant, sued appellant in case. The jury rendered a verdict finding the defendant guilty and assessed the plaintiff’s damages at the sum of $6,000. The court overruled the motions by the defendant for a new trial and in arrest of judgment, and rendered judgment on the verdict.
The defendant, the National Safe Deposit Company, owns and controls an office building, known as the First National Bank building, situated at the…
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