Legal Opinion

Chicago City Railway Co. v. Strong

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided October 23, 1907PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Arthur H. Frost, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dunn

This is an action on the case to recover damages for the death of appellee’s intestate, a boy between six and seven years old, who was killed by being run over by a car on appellant’s street railway track. A judgment for plaintiff has been affirmed by the Appellate Court, and the appellant prosecutes this further appeal.

The errors urged for reversal are the overruling of a motion to find the defendant not guilty, sustaining objections to questions asked by defendant of one of plaintiff’s witnesses on cross-examination, and improper remarks by plaintiff’s attorney in his argument to the jury.

Th…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. North Chicago Street Railway Co. v. CottonIllinois Supreme Court · 1892

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Wright v. Minneapolis Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1946
  2. Nygren v. Minneapolis Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1954
  3. Chicago City Railway Co. v. ReddickAppellate Court of Illinois · 1908
  4. Poole v. LansdenAppellate Court of Illinois · 1913
  5. Appel v. Chicago City Railway Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1912

1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API