Hursen v. City of Chicago
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in Case, for personal injuries. Error to the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Jonas Hutchinson, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1898.
1Opinion of the Court
Mb. J üstioe Freeman
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is an action to recover for personal injuries. The plaintiff in error was driving upon Lake street, Chicago, across the tracks of the Chicago & Northwestern Railway Company, at a point of intersection of said street with the railroad, when his wagon was upset by some obstruction and he was thrown out, receiving the injuries complained of. His contention is that the accident was caused by a pile of snow and ice' created by the West Chicago Street Railroad Company, and augmented by water dripping upon it from the Lake Street Elevated…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Dacey v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1886
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- McCutcheon v. City of ChicagoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1909