Legal Opinion

Chicago, B. & Q. R. R. v. Murowski

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided November 18, 1898Published

Trespass on the Case, for personal injuries. Trial in the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Jonas Hutchinson, Judge, presiding. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff. Appeal by defendant.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shepard

This suit was brought to recover damages for a personal injury alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff, Anton ■Hurowski, by reason of the alleged negligence of the appellant. The point is made by the appellant in its reply brief, for the first time, that a new trial must be granted, “ because the real plaintiff, Leo Boeder, had no interest in the cause of action.”

Such question was not raised in any manner in the Superior Court, nor is it presented upon the record here, unless it may be said that one of the written reasons for a new trial, and one of the assignments of error, that “…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. North Chicago Street Railroad v. AckleyIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
  2. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. v. HansenIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
  3. Wabash Railway Co. v. BrownIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
  4. Chicago & Alton Railroad v. SandersIllinois Supreme Court · 1895
  5. West Chicago Street Railroad v. KruegerIllinois Supreme Court · 1897

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