Crawford v. Chicago Union Traction Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in case for death caused by alleged wrongful act. Error to the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Albert C. Barnes, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the March term, 1907.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Holdom
delivered the opinion of the court.
Plaintiff in error’s intestate met his death in physical contact with a cable car owned and operated by the defendant in error, and this action was instituted by the administrator of his estate under the statutory enactment governing such cases seeking to recover compensation for the next of kin on the theory that the negligence of the traction company was the proximate cause of the death of James Brett.
The declaration contains four counts, in each one of which it is charged that deceased was a passenger on defendant’s car at the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- West Chicago Street Railroad v. MartinIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
- Field v. FrenchAppellate Court of Illinois · 1899
- Poleman v. JohnsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1876
- Chicago Union Traction Co. v. LeonardAppellate Court of Illinois · 1906
- Hinsdale-Doyle Granite Co. v. ArmstrongAppellate Court of Illinois · 1880
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