Christy v. Elliott
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Mercer county; the Hon. Frank D. Ramsay, Judge, presiding. This is an action of trespass on the case, brought in the circuit court of Mercer county on June 30, 1904, by the appellee against the appellant to recover damages, resulting to plaintiff from an injury inflicted upon him by being thrown from a wagon, drawn by mules upon a public highway, by reason of said mules becoming frightened, and turning over said wagon, because of the alleged…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Mercer county; the Hon. Frank D. Ramsay, Judge, presiding. This is an action of trespass on the case, brought in the circuit court of Mercer county on June 30, 1904, by the appellee against the appellant to recover damages, resulting to plaintiff from an injury inflicted upon him by being thrown from a wagon, drawn by mules upon a public highway, by reason of said mules becoming frightened, and turning over said wagon, because of the alleged negligence of appellant in running an automobile, in which he was riding, in violation of the statute of Illinois in…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Magruder
Pirst—It is strenuously insisted by the appellee that this court has no jurisdiction to entertain this cause, and that the appeal from the judgment of the circuit court should have been taken to the Appellate Court. The ground, upon which the cause is brought by the appellant to this court, is that the constitutionality of the act, regulating the speed of automobiles, etc., set forth in the statement preceding this opinion, is involved in the cause. The appellee contends that, inasmuch as the constitutionality of the act was not challenged or questioned by the appellant upon the trial below,…
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