Aurora, Elgin & Chicago Railway Co. v. Gary
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Second District ;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of DuPage county; the Hon. L. C. Ruth, Judge, presiding. This is an action on the case, brought in the circuit court of DuPage county by appellee for the death of his intestate, Oresta J. Richardson, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the appellant company.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Second District ;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of DuPage county; the Hon. L. C. Ruth, Judge, presiding. This is an action on the case, brought in the circuit court of DuPage county by appellee for the death of his intestate, Oresta J. Richardson, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the appellant company. The cause was tried before the court and a jury, and resulted in a verdict and judgment in favor of appellee for the sum of $2500.00. An appeal was taken to the Appellate Court from the judgment so entered, and the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Magruder
Appellant is an electric railway company, whose trades run from Chicago to Elgin and Aurora. Its main line with double tracks passes east and west through Wheaton, Illinois. At Wheaton it has a depot or waiting station. This depot is one hundred and eighty-eight feet west of the west line of Main street, where the accident occurred. Main street runs north and south across appellant’s tracks. It is the first street east of appellant’s depot, and is sixty-six feet wide. Main street crosses appellant’s double tracks, and the Chicago and Northwestern railway tracks going north, and thence north…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Feitl v. Chicago City Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1904
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