Chicago Union Traction Co. v. Lauth

A surrey in which appellee was riding on Lake street, in the city of Chicago, was struck by an electric car of appellant and he was thrown out and injured, and brought this suit in the superior court of Cook county to recover damages on account of his injuries.

The defendant had double tracks on Lake street, and the car came from the west on the south or east-bound track, and in the ordinary operation of the road would have turned south into State street. On that occasion a Grand Army parade was forming in State street, and cars were compelled to stop at that street and switch from the south…