Reports of Cases Determined in the Appellate Courts of Illinois, Volume 169 |
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... tending to show that Hall knew the danger caused by the proximity of the lumber to the track and that he had avoided it a number of times by rais- ing himself in the ladder as he passed on the car . We deem it inexpedient to make a more ...
... tending to show that Hall knew the danger caused by the proximity of the lumber to the track and that he had avoided it a number of times by rais- ing himself in the ladder as he passed on the car . We deem it inexpedient to make a more ...
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... tending to sustain that contention . This instruction wholly ignored the question of contributory negli- gence and the duty of the jury to consider it under the statute above referred to , in diminution of dam- ages , and the giving of ...
... tending to sustain that contention . This instruction wholly ignored the question of contributory negli- gence and the duty of the jury to consider it under the statute above referred to , in diminution of dam- ages , and the giving of ...
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... tending to show that when the car struck the automobile , the collision made a noise which was heard for a considerable distance ; also that the automobile was carried in front of the car from 90 to 99 feet and then thrown over on the ...
... tending to show that when the car struck the automobile , the collision made a noise which was heard for a considerable distance ; also that the automobile was carried in front of the car from 90 to 99 feet and then thrown over on the ...
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... tending to show that the deceased contrib- uted to the household expenses . So far as the mother is concerned , however , she belonged to the class known . as " lineal kindred " and is therefore presumed in law to have sustained actual ...
... tending to show that the deceased contrib- uted to the household expenses . So far as the mother is concerned , however , she belonged to the class known . as " lineal kindred " and is therefore presumed in law to have sustained actual ...
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... tending to prove , that there was no rust upon the couplers except a small amount that ordinarily accumulates on couplers while in service and that the cars in question had been in service . Appellant insists that there was a variance ...
... tending to prove , that there was no rust upon the couplers except a small amount that ordinarily accumulates on couplers while in service and that the cars in question had been in service . Appellant insists that there was a variance ...
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Ablon accident action Affirmed alleged amount appellant's appellee April 19 Assumpsit belt bill Branch Appellate Court cause charged Chicago City Railway Circuit Court City of Chicago claim Coal & Coke Company complained contract contributory negligence Cook county counsel court erred Court of Chicago Court of Cook damages deceased declaration decree defendant in error delivered the opinion dence East St entitled evidence fact fendant filed March 21 Heard Illinois injury instruction Judge judgment jury lease liability lien Madison county mechanic's lien ment mortgage motorman mule Municipal Court October term Opinion filed April Opinion filed March paid parties payment persons plaintiff in error plea premises PRESIDING JUSTICE proof question railroad reason recover refused Reversed and remanded reversible error road district Royal League Schleuter Sherman Brothers statute street suit tank testified testimony thereof tion track verdict Voss witnesses
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Page 323 - ... any common carrier, railroad, or transportation company to which such property may be delivered or over whose line or lines such property may pass, and no contract, receipt, rule, or regulation shall exempt such common carrier, railroad, or transportation company from the liability hereby imposed...
Page 18 - Act to recover damages for personal injuries to an employee, or where such injuries have resulted in his death, the fact that the employee may have been guilty of contributory negligence shall not bar a recovery, but the damages shall be diminished by the jury in proportion to the amount of negligence attributable to such employee...
Page 16 - ... for such injury or death resulting in whole or in part from the negligence of any of the officers, agents, or employees of such carrier...
Page 15 - Columbia and any of the states or territories and any foreign nation or nations shall be liable in damages to any person suffering injury while he is employed by such carrier in such commerce, or in case of the death of such employee to his or her personal representative...
Page 320 - No carrier or party in possession of all or any of the property herein described shall be liable for any loss thereof or damage thereto or delay caused by the act of God, the public enemy, the authority of law, or the act or default of the shipper or owner, or for natural shrinkage.
Page 609 - On the trial and at the close of the evidence the trial court instructed the jury to return a verdict in favor of the...
Page 16 - ... resulting in whole or in part from the negligence of any of the officers, agents, or employes of such carrier, or by reason of any defect or insufficiency, due to its negligence, in its cars, engines, appliances, machinery, track, roadbed, works, boats, wharves or other equipment.
Page 103 - A provision that all statements made by the insured shall, in the absence of fraud, be deemed representations and not warranties...
Page 16 - That in any action brought against any common carrier under or by virtue of any of the provisions of this Act to recover damages for injuries to, or the death of, any of its employees...
Page 322 - That any common carrier, railroad, or transportation company receiving property for transportation from a point in one State to a point in another State shall issue a receipt or bill of lading therefor and shall be liable to the lawful holder thereof for any loss, damage, or injury to such property caused by it...