Legal Opinion

Devine v. Chicago City Railway Co.

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided March 18, 1910No. Gen. No. 14,923Published

Action in case for death caused by alleged wrongful act. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Homeb Abbott, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Smith

The main grounds relied upon by appellant for a reversal of the judgment are that the verdict is not sustained by the evidence, and that the verdict is against the manifest weight of the evidence. These questions may be considered together.

There is a serious conflict in the evidence as to Avh'ether the accident occurred at the north crossing of Thirty-third street, or thirty or forty feet north of the crossing; as to the speed at which the south-bound car was running just before the accident, whether four or five miles an hour as claimed by the appellant or twelve miles an hour as claimed by…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Chicago City Railway Co. v. TuohyIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
  2. Chicago City Railway Co. v. RobinsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1888
  3. Chicago City Railway Co. v. SanduskyIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
  4. Chicago City Railway Co. v. RoachIllinois Supreme Court · 1899
  5. West Chicago Street R. R. v. StoltenbergAppellate Court of Illinois · 1896

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