Legal Opinion

Noble v. Cunningham

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided September 15, 1874PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. John Burns, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Craig

This was an action on the case, brought by John Cunningham, in the Superior Court of Cook county, against appellants, John T. Noble and Francis B. Little, to recover for an injury received, resulting in the loss of a hand, caused by the moving of a car on the side track of the Illinois Central Railroad Company, in the city of Chicago, by the servants of appellants.

A trial of the canse was had before a jury, which resulted in a verdict and judgment in favor of appellee for §3,000.

The appellants insist first, that the verdict is unsupported by the evidence.

We have carefully considered the…

2Cited by5 opinions

  1. New Jersey Steamboat Co. v. BrockettSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
  2. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. v. GoebelIllinois Supreme Court · 1887
  3. Illinois Central Railroad v. HicksAppellate Court of Illinois · 1905
  4. Bednar v. Mt. Olive & Staunton Coal Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1915
  5. Wassell v. Pullman Trust & Savings BankAppellate Court of Illinois · 1933

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