Bishop v. Chicago Railways Co.

Appellate Court of Illinois

Bishop v. Chicago Railways Co.

204 Ill. App. 205, 1917 Ill. App. LEXIS 330

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Appellate Court of Illinois·Decided February 19, 1917·No. Gen. No. 22,646·Published

Opinion

Mr. Justice Dever

delivered the opinion of the court.

2. Coroners, § 2*—what is power of jury. A coroner’s jury has no power to fix civil liability. 3. Evidence, § 232*—when part of coroner’s verdict is inadmissible. As a coroner’s jury has no power to fix civil liability, that part of a verdict admitted in evidence which stated that they found the accident causing the death of the deceased could have been avoided had the motorman of the car which struck and killed the deceased exercised greater care, held properly excluded, in an action to recover damages for such death.

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Mr. Justice Dever

delivered the opinion of the court.

2. Coroners, § 2*—what is power of jury. A coroner’s jury has no power to fix civil liability. 3. Evidence, § 232*—when part of coroner’s verdict is inadmissible. As a coroner’s jury has no power to fix civil liability, that part of a verdict admitted in evidence which stated that they found the accident causing the death of the deceased could have been avoided had the motorman of the car which struck and killed the deceased exercised greater care, held properly excluded, in an action to recover damages for such death.

Bishop v. Chicago Railways Co., 204 Ill. App. 205, 1917 Ill. App. LEXIS 330 (Ill. Ct. App. 1917).

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