City of Chicago v. Wright
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Henry Booth, Judge, presiding. This was an action on the case, by Andrew J. Wright, and Samuel F. Wright, partners, etc., against the city of Chicago. The facts of the case appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sheldon
On the night of the 3d of October, 1869, one Thompson, together with a pair of horses attached to a carriage, was precipitated from the abutment into the Chicago river at the Wells street bridge, while the bridge tender was in the act of swinging the bridge into its place, it having a short time previously been swung open to allow a vessel to pass. The horses were drowned and the carriage damaged. They were the property of the appellees, and Thompson was in their employ as a driver. Appellees brought their action on the case against the City of Chicago, and recovered a judgment for $900,…
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