Carlin v. Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ or Error to the Second Branch Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Kickham Scanlan, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Farmer
Nellie Carlin, as guardian of Nathan Flax, (the latter hereafter called plaintiff,) brought suit against the Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad Company to recover damages for a personal injury received by plaintiff on defendant’s railroad. The trial resulted in a verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $7500, which judgment was affirmed by the Appellate Court for the First District. This court granted the petition of defendant for a writ of certiorari, and the case is brought here for review.
About one o’clock in the afternoon of October 16, 1915, plaintiff, who was then a boy six years old,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Evanston v. GunnSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- Heiting v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1911
- Curran v. Chicago & Western Indiana RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1919
- Alderman v. City of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1908
- State ex inf. Prosecuting Attorney ex rel. Thompson v. HeffernanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1912
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- Department of Public Aid v. Estate of WallAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
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