Brink's Chicago City Express Co. v. Herron
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case, for personal injuries. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Charles G. Neely, Judge presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the March term, 1903.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Freeman
It is contended in behalf of appellant that by the evidence in this case no negligence was shown on the part of appellant; that the verdict is against the weight of the evidence; that no act of the driver of appellant’s wagon is shown to have been the proximate cause of the injury; that there was an independent intervening cause and that a verdict ought to have been directed in favor of the appellant.
The evidence is not conflicting as to the manner in which the accident occurred-. It seems to be generally agreed that the appellant’s wagon was upon the west or south-bound of the two tracks of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- City of Freeport v. IsbellIllinois Supreme Court · 1876
- Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Ry. Co. v. JenkinsIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. SykesIllinois Supreme Court · 1880
- Chicago & Alton Railroad v. RayburnIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
- Waldron v. MarcierIllinois Supreme Court · 1876
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Chicago & Milwaukee Electric Railway Co. v. KrempelAppellate Court of Illinois · 1904