Hickey v. Chicago City Railway Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in case for death caused by alleged wrongful act. Error to the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Robert W. Wright, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Chytraus
Plaintiff in error questions the correctness of the giving of many of the instructions herein. A consideration of the principles of law applicable to the various aspects of the case will enable us more readily to determine upon the correctness and applicability of the principles of law in these instructions. There are several distinct issues or propositions of law and of fact involved. Some uncontroverted propositions of fact seem, in the instructions, to have been treated as controverted. Such instructions should never be offered by counsel, as they clearly have a tendency to confuse and to…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Grand Trunk Railway Co. v. IvesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Railroad Co. v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Ernst v. . Hudson River Railroad Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1866
- Tonawanda Rail-Road v. MungerNew York Supreme Court · 1848
- Chicago & North Western Railroad v. SwettIllinois Supreme Court · 1867
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- Mumaugh v. Chicago City Railway Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1913
- Hucko v. AdlerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1910
- Yaeger v. Chicago City Railway Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1911