Chicago City Railway Co. v. Barker
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Branch Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Philip Stein, Judge, presiding. This is an action on the case, brought on August 23, 1900, in the superior court of Cook county to recover damages for personal injuries, claimed to have been suffered by John Eick in consequence of a collision between one of appellant’s electric sprinkling cars, and a wagon, in which Eick was driving.
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Appeal from the Branch Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Philip Stein, Judge, presiding. This is an action on the case, brought on August 23, 1900, in the superior court of Cook county to recover damages for personal injuries, claimed to have been suffered by John Eick in consequence of a collision between one of appellant’s electric sprinkling cars, and a wagon, in which Eick was driving. The declaration, as originally filed, consisted of two counts, to which the general issue was pleaded. Subsequently, the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Magruder
At the close of all the evidence, the appellant requested the court to give an instruction, directing the jury to find the defendant not guilty; and it is the contention of the appellant that the trial court erred in refusing this instruction. It is claimed by the appellant, “that there was no evidence to sustain the verdict of the jury as to the issue, either of the appellant’s negligence, or of ordinary care on the part of appellee.” The question, which concerns this court, is not whether there was any evidence to sustain the issues involved, but whether there was any evidence, tending to…
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