Chicago Telephone Co. v. Hiller
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case, for personal injuries. Two cases. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Will County; the Hon. Robert W. Hilsoher, Judge presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1903,
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Higbee
Appellee, a minor, by his next friend, brought suit against the Economy Light & Power Company and the Chicago Telephone Company, jointly, for injuries alleged to have been received by him on October 23, 1900, through the negligence of both.
Upon the trial there was a verdict and a judgment in favor of appellee for $2,000, from which each of the defendants prosecuted a separate appeal. The cases were afterward consolidated by stipulation in this court.
The proofs show that Hickory street in the city of Joliet runs north and south; that a block east of Hickory street and parallel to it, is a…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Chicago & Alton Railroad v. MurphyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1901
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