Devine v. Illinois Telephone Construction 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. Arthur H. Chetlain, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brown
Because of the disposition we feel compelled to make of this appeal, it is not only unnecessary hut inexpedient for us to express any opinion upon the merits of the plaintiff’s claim against the Illinois Telephone Construction Company. The judgment must be reversed and the cause remanded for a new trial because the judgment is against both the Illinois Telephone Construction Company and the Illinois Tunnel Company, and there is no evidence tending to fasten any liability oh the last named corporation for the accident causing the death of the plaintiff’s intestate.
We are not at liberty, even…
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