Legal Opinion

Wilcke v. Henrotin

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided June 16, 1909PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Writ of Error to the Appellate Court for the Eirst District;—heard in that court on writ of error to the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Arthur H. Frost, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Vickers

William Wilcke recovered a judgment in the circuit court of Cook county for $10,000 against Charles Henrotin, as receiver of the Chicago Electric Traction Company, on account of personal injuries received by plaintiff below on September 7, 1903, while a passenger on one of the street cars then being operated by the defendant. The judgment of the circuit court having been affirmed by the Appellate Court, the receiver has sued out a writ of error for the purpose of bringing the record into review in this court.

The errors relied on for a reversal are, that the court erred in instructing the jury…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. McNulta v. EnschIllinois Supreme Court · 1890
  2. Thomas v. Fame InsuranceIllinois Supreme Court · 1883
  3. South Chicago City Railway Co. v. DufresneIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
  4. Pennsylvania Co. v. SloanIllinois Supreme Court · 1888
  5. Metropolitan Life Insurance v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1904

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Dursch v. FairAppellate Court of Illinois · 1965
  2. Chism v. Decatur Newspapers, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1950
  3. Chevalier v. Chicago Transit AuthorityAppellate Court of Illinois · 1949
  4. Goff v. Will County National Building Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1941
  5. Panor v. Northwestern Elevated RailroadAppellate Court of Illinois · 1923

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