Legal Opinion
Cooney v. F. Landon Cartage Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided February 7, 1941No. Gen. No. 9,537PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Wolfe
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is an action for damages for the death of Earl T. Cooney, plaintiff’s intestate, who was killed in an automobile collision on March 6, 1936, when the automobile which he was driving collided with the truck of the defendant, which was parked on the outer lane of traffic of a four-lane highway. Cooney was killed instantly, and the car he was driving was demolished.
The case has been tried twice. The original complaint consists of four counts. The first trial resulted in a verdict and judgment for $7,000 for the plaintiff upon the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Eitel v. LindheimerIllinois Supreme Court · 1939
- Merlo v. Johnston City & Big Muddy Coal & Mining Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1913
- South Carolina v. GaillardSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Ware v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1919
- Dodge v. Board of EducationIllinois Supreme Court · 1936
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Fourt v. DeLazzerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1952
- Budds v. Keeshin Motor Express Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1945
- Miller v. Advance Transp. Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1942
- Kinser v. Riss & Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1949