Legal Opinion

Chicago City Railway Co. v. Hackett

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided November 8, 1907No. Gen. No. 13,383PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Action in case for personal injuries. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Robert W. Weight, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. Presiding Justice Baker

delivered the opinion of the court.

The principal contention of appellant is that, “the judgment is not legally sustained by the evidence.” As plaintiff was under seven years of age when injured, no question of contributory negligence on her part is involved. That she was struck by the car and seriously injured is not controverted. The question of the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the verdict therefore turns upon the question whether from the evidence the jury might, as reasonable men, properly find that the defendant was guilty of negligence in the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Chicago City Railway Co. v. TuohyIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
  2. Rack v. Chicago City Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1898
  3. Chicago Union Traction Co. v. BrowdyIllinois Supreme Court · 1903
  4. Scanlan v. Chicago Union Traction Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1906

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Tyler v. WeedMichigan Supreme Court · 1938
  2. Kravitz v. Chicago City Railway Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1912
  3. Casey v. Chicago Consolidated Traction Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1912

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