Chicago City Railway Co. v. McDonough
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action on the case for death caused by alleged wrongful act. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. John Gibbons, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1904. Statement Tby the Court.
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Action on the case for death caused by alleged wrongful act. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. John Gibbons, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1904. Statement Tby the Court. The plaintiff below, the appellee here, secured in the Circuit Court of Cook County a judgment of $5,000 against the Chicago City Railway Company, the defendant below and appellant here, under the statute allowing damages to the personal representatives of a deceased person for the benefit of the next of kin for causing the death of the deceased by wrongful act, neglect or…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brown
The jury in this case had close and doubtful questions of fact to decide on conflicting evidence. It was very necessary, therefore, that they should be correctly instructed as to the law, and that nothing should have been erroneously admitted in evidence or allowed to happen before them which it is apparent might have misled them. But after a careful examination of the matters complained of by the appellant, we fail to find in them anything which could reasonably be supposed to have had such an effect.
xVppellant asked from the court thirty-nine instructions, thirty-three of which were given…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co. v. WardIllinois Supreme Court · 1891
- Chicago City Railway Co. v. BundyIllinois Supreme Court · 1904
- Chicago City Railway Co. v. UhterIllinois Supreme Court · 1904
- Chicago & Alton Railroad Co. v. KellyIllinois Supreme Court · 1899
- City of Chicago v. McKechneyIllinois Supreme Court · 1903
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