Chicago City Railway Co. v. Kenyon
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in case for personal injuries. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Linus C. Ruth, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1906.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Freeman
It is urged in behalf of appellant that the judgment should be reversed upon the ground that the verdict is not justified by the evidence, and that it is against the manifest weight of the evidence; and also for errors alleged to have occurred in the instructions to the jury.
It is urged that to entitle appellee to recover under the declaration he was bound to prove that appellant acted without authority in dumping the cinders upon the street, that the duty devolved upon appellant to see that a light was placed upon them and that its failure to do this was negligence. The contention is that it…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Weick v. LanderIllinois Supreme Court · 1874
- Farley v. . the Mayor, Etc.New York Court of Appeals · 1897
- West Chicago Street Railroad v. AnnisIllinois Supreme Court · 1896
- Chicago City Railway Co. v. DinsmoreIllinois Supreme Court · 1896
- Chicago Cold Storage Warehouse Co. v. People ex rel. StirlingIllinois Supreme Court · 1906
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