Henderson v. Chicago Railways Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Error to the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. McKenzie Oleland, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1910.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clark
The defendant in error, hereinafter called the plaintiff, brought suit against the plaintiff in error, hereinafter called the defendant, for damages sustained on account of the alleged negligence of the defendant in running one of its cars into a wagon in which plaintiff’s goods were being carried. There was a recovery for $515.29, no question having been raised by the defendant as to the value of the goods destroyed or damaged.
The facts, as appears from the record, would seem to be substantially as follows: The plaintiff employed one Elliott, an expressman, to remove his office fixtures, and…
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- West Chicago Street Railroad v. PiperIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
- Chicago City Ry. Co. v. WallAppellate Court of Illinois · 1901
- West Chicago St. R. R. v. DedloffAppellate Court of Illinois · 1900
- Landon v. Chicago & G. T. Ry. Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1900
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