Chicago General Ry. Co. v. Carroll
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case.—Death from negligence. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. John Gibbons, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1899,
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Shepard
delivered the opinion of the court.
This suit was brought by appellee to recover damages for the wrongful killing of her intestate. The case was heard by the court without a jury and a judgment for $5,000 was rendered. There is no substantial dispute over the facts.
The question re-viewable under the propositions of law that were submitted by the appellant to be held by the court, and were refused, is whether the deceased was guilty of contributory negligence, or not. The court found, as a fact, that he was not, and this upon evidence that was substantially not…
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- Cole v. Central Railway Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1902
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