Legal Opinion

Miller v. Chicago & North Western Railway Co.

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided October 23, 1939No. Gen. No. 40,592PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtJustice O’Connor

May 19, 1928, plaintiff filed an amended declaration against the three railroad companies for personal injuries claimed to have been sustained by Samuel Letizia through the negligence of the defendants. The accident occurred September 2,1926, at which time Letizia was about 10 years of age. The basis of plaintiff’s claim is that the defendant railroads had failed to comply with the provisions of a fencing ordinance and an elevation ordinance requiring defendants to protect their railroad tracks in Chicago by erecting fences, retaining walls or embankments. It further appears from the record…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Kingsbury v. BucknerSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
  2. Livak v. Chicago & Erie RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1921
  3. Miller v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1932
  4. Scott v. Great Western Coal & Coke Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1906

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. McCampbell v. Warrich Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1940

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