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Wilkerson v. Cummings

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided December 13, 1944No. Gen. No. 42,845PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. Presiding Justice Burice

delivered the opinion of the court.

Anna Wilkerson, as administratrix of the estate of Luther Wilkerson, deceased, filed a complaint in the circuit court of Cook county against the receivers of the corporations doing business as the Chicago Surface Lines. Her action was brought under the Injuries Act to recover pecuniary loss sustained by reason of the death of her husband, Luther Wilkerson, caused by a collision of an automobile he was driving with the rear end of a standing street car on Kedzie avenue at 48th place in Chicago on Thursday night, May 8, 1941. The…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Dee v. City of PeruIllinois Supreme Court · 1931
  2. Missouri Furnace Co. v. AbendIllinois Supreme Court · 1883
  3. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. ClarkIllinois Supreme Court · 1883
  4. Illinois Central Railroad v. AshlineIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
  5. Petro v. HinesIllinois Supreme Court · 1921

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Elliott v. Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1945
  2. Gerhard v. Terminal Railroad Ass'n of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1957
  3. Valentine v. EnglandAppellate Court of Illinois · 1955
  4. Henert v. Chicago & North Western Railway Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1947
  5. Gonzalez v. BatelliAppellate Court of Illinois · 1974

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