Christensen v. Johnston
Appellate Court of Illinois
Error to the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. Harry M. Fisher, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the March term, 1916.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Taylor
This is a writ of error brought by the plaintiffs in error, Charles E. Johnston and Caroline Johnston (hereinafter designated defendants), to review a judgment of the Municipal Court awarding $750 damages to the plaintiff (Anna Christensen, defendant in error) for injuries received by her May 30, 1912.
From the evidence it appears that the defendants, husband and wife, together with Alice Hurd, a nurse, were riding north on the east side of Bush street, Chicago, in an electric automobile being driven by the defendant Mrs. Johnston. Behind, and to the right of the automobile, the plaintiff was…
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