Brady v. Chicago
U.S. Circuit Court for the Northern District of Illnois
At law. Action by Mary Brady, as widow and administratrix, for pecuniary loss caused by the alleged wrongful act of the city of Chicago, occasioning the death of her husband, John Brady.
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At law. Action by Mary Brady, as widow and administratrix, for pecuniary loss caused by the alleged wrongful act of the city of Chicago, occasioning the death of her husband, John Brady. The following is the statute of Illinois, under which the action was brought (Laws Feb. 12, 1853; 1 Gross’ St. 60): “§ 1. Whenever the death of a person snail be caused by wrongful act, neglect or default, and the act, neglect or default is such as would, if death had not ensued, have entitled the party injured to maintain an action and recover damages in respect thereof, then, and in every such case, the…
1Opinion of the CourtDrummond, District Judge
(charging jury). It seems that on the evening of the 2Sth of November, 1864, the deceased, John Brady, with his fellow-laborer Peter Cole, after having finished their day’s work ■ on the South Side, in Chicago, were proceeding ' homeward to the north side of the ■ river. They were on the east side of Clark street and on the east side' of the bridge. The bridge was being opened. They stepped on the bridge, and that end of the bridge turned to the west, and it remained east and west for a vessel to pass, they remaining on the same side of the bridge. The bridge was then swung round to Its…
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