North Chicago Street Railroad v. Zeiger
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case, for personal injuries. Trial in the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Frank Baker, Judge, presiding. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff. Appeal by defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shepard
This is an action by Gebhardt W. Zeiger to recover damages for personal injuries, and for expenses to which he was put, together with damages for injuries to property, alleged to have been sustained by him by reason of the negligence of the North Chicago Street Railroad Company.
The declaration alleges that on the 29th day of December, A. D. 1894, while the plaintiff was riding with due care In a carriage on North Clark street, near Belden avenue, in a southerly direction, one of the defendant’s cable ears, south bound, negligently struck the carriage, thereby overturning it and throwing the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- City of Aurora v. HillmanIllinois Supreme Court · 1878
- Dixon v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. PayneIllinois Supreme Court · 1871
- Ashcraft v. ChapmanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1871
3Cited by1 opinion
- West Chicago St. R. R. v. LevyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1899