Brisch v. Chicago City Railway Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Faelin Q. Ball, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1911. Oertiorari denied by Supreme Court (making opinion final).
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice F. A. Smith
delivered the opinion of the court.
This action was brought for the benefit of the widow and next of kin of John Bauer, to recover damages sustained by them by reason of his death, which it is claimed was the result of the negligence of the appellant.
The trial of the cause resulted in a verdict and judgment in favor of appellee for $5,000. The accident resulting in the death of Bauer occurred on the 14th day of July, 1909, at the corner of Polk and South Clark Streets in Chicago. Appellee’s intestate was driving a team east on Polk Street, the wagon being loaded with…
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