Smith v. Devlin
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action on the case for death caused by alleged wrongful act. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Arthur H. Frost, Judge, presiding.. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1905.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Baker
This is an appeal by the defendant from a judgment for §1000, recovered by the plaintiff, as administratrix, in an action for negligently causing the death of plaintiff’s intestate. The different counts of the declaration alleged that" deceased was riding at the instance of defendant, in a carriage drawn by horses, for a reward to be paid to the defendant, which horses and carriage were in the possession of defendant by his servant; that the horses were wild and unsafe for the then use by the defendant and he was careless in that behalf; that defendant’s servant stopped said horses and…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- McNulta v. LockridgeIllinois Supreme Court · 1891
- Pennsylvania Co. v. ChapmanIllinois Supreme Court · 1906
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- Clark v. Wisconsin Central Railway Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1913