Legal Opinion

Bennett v. Chicago City Railway Co.

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided December 22, 1909PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1 AppEae from the Branch 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 Carter

This is an action on the case brought by the appellee against appellant in the superior court of Cook county for injuries alleged to have occurred on the afternoon of June 14, 1902. A judgment for appellee was recovered in the trial court, which, on appeal, was affirmed by the Appellate Court, and the record is brought here by appeal for further review.

At the close of appellee’s evidence, and again at the close of all the evidence, appellant requested the court to direct a verdict in its favor as to each of the five counts in the declaration. This last motion was sustained as to the second,…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Chicago & Northwestern Railroad v. MorandaIllinois Supreme Court · 1879
  2. Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad v. HinesIllinois Supreme Court · 1890
  3. Consolidated Coal Co. v. ScheiberIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
  4. North Chicago Rolling Mill Co. v. JohnsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1885
  5. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. v. MorandaIllinois Supreme Court · 1884

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Linquist v. HodgesIllinois Supreme Court · 1911
  2. Mokrzycki v. Olson Rug Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1960
  3. Karl L. Pomer and Claire L. Pomer v. Dennis Schoolman and James King, Counterplaintiffs-Appellants v. Deere & Company, Counterdefendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
  4. Roberts v. Chicago City Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1914
  5. Balswic v. BalswicAppellate Court of Illinois · 1912

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