Legal Opinion

Chicago City Railway Co. v. Brady

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided March 10, 1890Published

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Julius S. Grinnell, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtGary, P. J.

The frequent reiteration of the propositions that negligence is a question for a jury, and upon conflicting evidence their verdict is conclusive, deprives them of all novelty, but does not impair their soundness. They are applicable to this case.

The appellee was driving a loaded wagon on State street. He drove his wagon from the south upon a scale in the east side of the street, a short distance south of 33d street, and the scale being short he went too far, so that the fore-wheels of the wagon went off. With the load that was on the wagon he could not back on the scale, so drove north and…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Illinois Central Railroad v. WelchIllinois Supreme Court · 1869
  2. Prior v. WhiteIllinois Supreme Court · 1850
  3. Fisher v. StevensIllinois Supreme Court · 1855

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