McCabe v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. Wells M. Cook, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1918.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice O’Connor
George P. McCabe brought suit against the Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company to recover damages for delay in the delivery of an automobile shipped by him from Ogden, Utah, to Chicago. There was a finding and judgment in plaintiff’s favor for the amount he claimed, $160, to reverse which the defendant prosecutes this appeal.
The material facts are these: the plaintiff shipped his automobile, which he used for pleasure only, from Utah to Chicago. Through the negligence of the defendant there was a delay of 16 days in the delivery of the car to him in Chicago.
The automobile was used by the…
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