Legal Opinion

Popadowski v. Bergaman

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided April 8, 1940No. Gen. No. 40,813PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice O’Connor

Plaintiff brought suit against defendants to recover damages for personal injuries claimed to have been sustained by reason of the negligence of defendants in driving an automobile which struck and injured plaintiff. There was a jury trial, a verdict and judgment in plaintiff’s favor for $3,500. Defendants appeal.

The record discloses that plaintiff, a child a little more than seven years old, was lying on his stomach on a sled which was being pushed by his uncle, a boy thirteen years old, east in the alley a short distance north of North avenue, when one of defendants’ trucks, driven south in…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Morrison v. FlowersIllinois Supreme Court · 1923
  2. Joliet, Aurora & Northern Railway Co. v. VelieIllinois Supreme Court · 1892
  3. Fowler v. Chicago & Western Indiana RailroadAppellate Court of Illinois · 1913

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Stowers v. CarpAppellate Court of Illinois · 1961
  2. Goldberg v. Capitol Freight Lines, Ltd.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1942
  3. Haut v. KleeneAppellate Court of Illinois · 1943
  4. Turner v. CummingsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1943
  5. Kahler v. MarchiAppellate Court of Illinois · 1940

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