Coffin v. Chicago City Railway Co.

Plaintiff by this writ of error seeks the reversal of an adverse judgment entered upon a directed verdict in an action to recover compensation for the death of Dorothy E. Hollis, hereafter called plaintiff, by reason of the alleged wrongful operation and maintenance of a street car belonging to the defendants. The same accident also caused the death of Nellie K. Nahand, and the two cases were consolidated for hearing and tried at the same time. They have also been consolidated in this court for hearing. As there is yirtually no difference in the facts relating to the two young ladies,…