Elie v. Adams Express Co.

Defendant in error, Sam Elie, recovered judgment for $2500 in an action for personal injuries against plaintiff in error, the Adams Express Company, in the superior court of Cook county. The trial judge certified that the validity of a municipal ordinance was involved and that in his opinion the public interest required that the cause be taken directly to this court, and so this writ of error is sued out of this court to review the judgment of the superior court.

This litigation arises out of a collision occurring at the intersection of Desplaines street and Jackson boulevard, in the city of…