Legal Opinion

West Chicago Street Railroad v. Martin

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided November 27, 1894PublishedCited by 22 opinions

Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District ; — heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Elliott Anthony, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the Court

Baker, J.:

This is a joint action on the case, against the appellant and the Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company, for injuries sustained by the appellee. The declaration consists of three counts. The first count alleges that the tracks of the West Chicago Street Railroad Company cross the tracks of the defendant the Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company at Rockwell street, and that the defendant the Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company was negligent in that it failed to give warning of the approach of its train by means of lights, bells or whistles, setting up an ordinance of the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. North Chicago Street Railway Co. v. CottonIllinois Supreme Court · 1892
  2. Central Passenger Railway Co. v. KuhnCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1888
  3. Pittsburg, Cincinnati & St. Louis Railway Co. v. ThompsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1870
  4. Jansen v. VarnumIllinois Supreme Court · 1878

3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad v. DriscollIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
  2. Greinke v. Chicago City Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1908
  3. Pointer v. Mountain Railway Construction Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1916
  4. Barnes v. Danville Street Railway & Right Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1908
  5. Field v. FrenchAppellate Court of Illinois · 1899

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