Sonnenfeld Millinery Co. v. People's Railway Co.

This suit was begun before a justice of the peace to recover damages, caused to plaintiff’s delivery wagon by the alleged negligence of defendant’s servants in running a train of cable cars against it. The case was tried before the justice, and judgment given for plaintiff: for $40, from which an appeal was taken to the circuit court, where plaintiff again had judgment for the same amount, from which an appeal was taken to this court.

On the trial the plaintiff gave 'evidence tending to show that in January, 1892, it was a business corporation, and as such employed one John Larkin as the…