Coffin v. City of Chicago

In an action commenced in the superior court of Cook county on April 16,1926, against the City of Chicago and Thomas J. Duffy, for negligently causing the death of plaintiff’s intestate, there was a trial before a jury in December, 1928, resulting in a verdict and judgment against the City for $5,000, and this appeal followed. Upon the first trial in June, 1928, Duffy on plaintiff’s motion was dismissed as a defendant, a jury under the court’s instruction returned a verdict finding the City not guilty, and a new trial was awarded.

Plaintiff’s declaration consisted of three counts, to which the…