Legal Opinion

Kelly v. Northwestern Elevated Railroad

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided January 29, 1913No. Gen. No. 16,898Published

Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Theodore Brentano, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1910.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Baume

In his action on the case to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the plaintiff, Thomas Kelly, recovered a verdict and judgment against defendant, the Northwestern Elevated Railroad Company, in the Superior Court for $1,000, to reverse which judgment the defendant prosecutes this appeal.

We quote from the appellant’s “Statement of Pacts” as follows:

“The declaration charges, in substance, that on the 30th day of May, 1908, the defendant ran its cars over an elevated structure which projected above the sidewalk at the southwest corner of the intersection of ■ Wells and Michigan streets,…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Hartrich v. HawesIllinois Supreme Court · 1903
  2. Beyer v. Peoria, Bloomington & Champaign Traction Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1910

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