Legal Opinion

Kavanaugh v. Washburn

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided May 16, 1944No. 27801. Petition dismissedPublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Murphy

Plaintiff filed this suit in the circuit court of Will county to recover damages for personal injuries received when the bicycle which he was riding and the automobile driven by defendant collided on a public highway in said county. A trial resulted in a verdict and judgment for plaintiff. The Appellate Court affirmed it (310 Ill. App. 429) but on leave to appeal to this court the judgment was reversed and cause remanded to the circuit court for a new trial. (379 Ill. 273.) On a second trial the jury found for the defendant. The verdict was returned October 23, 1942, and the same day a…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Brauer MacHine & Supply Co. Ex Rel. Bituminous Casualty Corp. v. Parkhill Truck Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1943
  2. Kavanaugh v. ParretIllinois Supreme Court · 1942
  3. Durkin v. HeyIllinois Supreme Court · 1941
  4. Scott v. Freeport Motor Casualty Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1942
  5. Kavanaugh v. WashburnAppellate Court of Illinois · 1943

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Hall v. Chicago & North Western Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1955
  2. Bowman v. Illinois Central RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1957
  3. Robbins v. Professional Construction Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1978
  4. Richichi v. City of ChicagoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1964
  5. Cory Corp. v. FitzgeraldIllinois Supreme Court · 1949

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