Ratner v. Chicago City Railway Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District ;—heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. M. Kavanagh, Judge, presiding.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District ;—heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. M. Kavanagh, Judge, presiding. This is an appeal from the Appellate Court affirming the judgment of the superior court entered June 2, 1906, against appellant, in favor of appellee, for $1000. The action was begun September 9, 1904, against appellant and the Atlas Brewing Company to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been received May 15, 1903, while appellee was a passenger on a car of appellant on South Halsted street, in Chicago. At the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carter
Appellant contends that the Statute of Limitations is a bar to this action, and that different causes of action are set up in the amended and original declarations. With this we cannot agree. It is true, the original declaration was very inartificially drawn. It charged that appellant so carelessly “propelled” its car that a collision occurred, while the amended declaration stated that the appellant so carelessly “conducted and managed” its car as to cause a collision. The original declaration was the statement of a good cause of action in a defective manner, while the amended declaration did…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Camp Point Manufacturing Co. v. BallouIllinois Supreme Court · 1874
- Pardridge v. CutlerIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
- Crane Co. v. HoganIllinois Supreme Court · 1907
- Chicago & Alton Railroad v. RayburnIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
- Tri-City Railway Co. v. GouldIllinois Supreme Court · 1905
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3Cited by28 opinions
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