Wennmacher v. Choate
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Kane county; the Hon. Adam C. Cufie, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1921.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Dibell
delivered the opinion of the court.
Christ Wenmnacher was a passenger riding on the footboard of a car upon an interurban railway operated by Joseph K. Choate, receiver, and was knocked off the car by the projecting end of a motor truck and suffered injuries from which he soon thereafter died. The administrator of ’his estate brought this action against the receiver for the benefit of the next of kin. The declaration charged that defendant, through his servants, so negligently operated, propelled and used said car that by reason thereof Christ Wennmacher was injured…
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