Madden v. City of Chicago
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the First Branch Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. John Gibbons, Judge; presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cooke
The Appellate Court for the First District affirmed the judgment of the circuit court of Cook county against the city of Chicago and the Byrne Bros. Dredging and Engineering Company, plaintiffs in error, for $10,000 in favor of Edward L. Madden, administrator of the estate of Robert J. Madden, deceased, defendant in error, for wrongfully causing the death of defendant in error’s intestate. The record has been brought here for review by certiorari.
Plaintiffs in error urge two grounds for reversal: First, that the' circuit court erred in setting aside the judgment dismissing the case for want…
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