Ward v. Meredith
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action on the case for personal injuries. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Winnebago County; the Hon. Arthur H. Frost, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the April term, 1905.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Farmer
On the 23rd clay of April, 1904, while appellee and her husband were on their way to the city of Rockford in a top buggy drawn by one horse driven by appellee’s husband, they met appellant and party in a large two-seated, canopy-top automobile on the public highway a short distance outside the city limits of Rockford. The horse became frightened at the automobile, plunged off the grade of the highway into a ditch and upset the buggy, throwing the occupants out, thereby breaking both bones of appellee’s right arm and otherwise injuring her. This suit was brought to recover damages for said…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Gallagher v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1887
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