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  "name": "Ashland Auto Garage, Plaintiff in Error, v. Chicago Railways Company, Defendant in Error",
  "name_abbreviation": "Ashland Auto Garage v. Chicago Railways Co.",
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    "parties": [
      "Ashland Auto Garage, Plaintiff in Error, v. Chicago Railways Company, Defendant in Error."
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        "text": "Mr.. Justice Clark\ndelivered the opinion of the court.",
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    "attorneys": [
      "Joseph E. Paden and Oscar A. Kropf, for plaintiff in error.",
      "Edward C. Stearns and William H. Symmes, for defendant in error; Frank L. Kriete and John R. Gtuilliams, of counsel."
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    "head_matter": "Ashland Auto Garage, Plaintiff in Error, v. Chicago Railways Company, Defendant in Error.\nGen. No. 18,716.\n(Not to be reported in full.)\nError to the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. Charles A. Williams, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1912.\nAffirmed.\nOpinion filed November 4, 1913.\nStatement of the Case.\nAction by Ashland Auto Garage, a corporation, against Chicago Railways Company, a corporation, to recover damages sustained by reason of one of plaintiff\u2019s automobiles being struck by one of defendant\u2019s street cars. From a judgment in favor of defendant for costs, plaintiff brings error.\nAbstract of the Decision.\n1. Street railroads, \u00a7 95 \u2014when driver of automobile is guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law. A chauffeur who does not look for a street car within two minutes before attempting to drive his machine across a street car track is guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law.\n2. Negligence, \u00a7 204 \u2014when direction of verdict for defendant, proper. A peremptory instruction directing the jury to find the defendant not guilty should be given in an action of tort where there is no evidence tending to establish a cause of action.\n3. Negligence, \u00a7 157 \u2014burden of proof. In all cases of negligence it is incumbent upon the plaintiff to show that defendant was guilty of negligence and that he, the plaintiff, was not guilty of contributory negligence.\nJoseph E. Paden and Oscar A. Kropf, for plaintiff in error.\nEdward C. Stearns and William H. Symmes, for defendant in error; Frank L. Kriete and John R. Gtuilliams, of counsel.\nSee Illinois Notes Digest, Vols. XI to XIV, same topic and section number*"
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