United States Express Co. v. McCluskey
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass oil the Case, for personal injuries. Trial in the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Richard W. Clifford, Judge, presiding. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff. Appeal by defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Freeman
This was an action by appellee to recover damages for personal injuries. It is contended that the verdict is manifestly against the weight of the evidence; that there was no negligence on the part of the driver of the wagon; that the negligence of appellee was not only contributory, but ‘the actual cause of the accident; and that the Circuit Court erred in refusing to instruct .the jury to find a verdict for the defendant.
The accident occurred about 2 p. m. of October 21, 1893, Appellee had left the northwest corner of Clark and South Water streets, Chicago, and started east to cross Clark…
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- Ward v. Chicago & N. W. Ry. Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1895
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