Legal Opinion

Nelson v. Chicago City Railway Co.

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided October 3, 1911No. Gen. No. 15,795PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Action in case for personal injuries. Error to the Circuit Court of Cook county, the Hon. Linus C. Ruth, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1909.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Smith

By this proceeding in error, it is sought to reverse a judgment of the Circuit Court in an action to recover damages .for personal injuries brought by plaintiff in error against defendant in error. The plaintiff in the action claimed that while exercising due care, the defendant by its servants so negligently drove and operated its motor car that plaintiff was run upon and injured while attempting to pass a public crossing of defendant’s tracks on Wentworth avenue in Chicago.

The trial of the case resulted in a verdict and judgment for defendant. The evidence tended to prove the cause of…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Elwood v. Chicago City Ry. Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1900
  2. Harvey v. Chicago & Alton Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1906
  3. Chicago West Division Railway Co. v. LambertIllinois Supreme Court · 1887
  4. Wilmerton v. SampleAppellate Court of Illinois · 1890

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Baker v. ThompsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1949
  2. Wood v. Illinois Central RailroadAppellate Court of Illinois · 1914
  3. Daubach v. Drake Hotel Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1927
  4. Buckley v. R. H. Johnson & Co.Superior Court of Delaware · 1942
  5. Cohen v. WeinsteinAppellate Court of Illinois · 1923

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