Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. v. Moranda
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Joseph M. Bailey, Judge, presiding. This is the second time this case has come before this court. It was first before it at its September term, 1879, and a judgment was then rendered reversing that of the circuit court, and remanding the cause for a new trial.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Joseph M. Bailey, Judge, presiding. This is the second time this case has come before this court. It was first before it at its September term, 1879, and a judgment was then rendered reversing that of the circuit court, and remanding the cause for a new trial. The second trial in the circuit court resulted, as the first, in a judgment for the plaintiff. That judgment was affirmed by the Appellate Court for the Second District, and this record is brought here…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scholeield
"When this case was here before, we reversed the judgment for error of the circuit court in admitting evidence to the effect that the widow and children of the intestate had no other means of support than that of his daily earnings. (Chicago and Northwestern Ry. Co. v. Moranda, 93 Ill. 302.) Although, as the law then was, we reviewed questions of fact as well as of law, this left no question of fact to be passed upon, and it was not intended to then express any opinion that might prejudice a future trial upon any question of fact involved in the case; but in answer to a point made by counsel…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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