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  "name": "Edward McGowan, by Patrick H. McGowan, Appellee, v. Chicago City Railway Company, Appellant",
  "name_abbreviation": "McGowan v. Chicago City Railway Co.",
  "decision_date": "1917-04-18",
  "docket_number": "Gen. No. 21,846",
  "first_page": "378",
  "last_page": "379",
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      "cite": "205 Ill. App. 378"
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    "name_abbreviation": "Ill. App. Ct.",
    "id": 8837,
    "name": "Illinois Appellate Court"
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    "id": 29,
    "name_long": "Illinois",
    "name": "Ill."
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    "parties": [
      "Edward McGowan, by Patrick H. McGowan, Appellee, v. Chicago City Railway Company, Appellant."
    ],
    "opinions": [
      {
        "text": "Mr. Justice Goodwin\ndelivered the opinion of the conrt.\n2. Street railroads, \u00a7 131 \u2014when evidence is insufficient to show wanton and wilful misconduct in injuring person crossing street car trade. Evidence held insufficient to warrant finding that certain cars of defendant were being pushed along the track at an excessive rate of speed, or that defendant\u2019s servants were so conducting the moving of the cars as to constitute wilful and wanton misconduct, und\u00e9r a count of a declaration charging defendant with wilful and wanton injury to a person crossing the street car tracks.",
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        "author": "Mr. Justice Goodwin"
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    "attorneys": [
      "Franklin B. Hussey and Watson J. Ferry, for appellant; W. W. Gurley and J. R. Guilliams, of counsel.",
      "Litzinger, McGurn & Reid, for appellee; Edward R. Litzinger, of counsel."
    ],
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    "head_matter": "Edward McGowan, by Patrick H. McGowan, Appellee, v. Chicago City Railway Company, Appellant.\nGen. No. 21,846.\n(Not to be reported in full.)\nAbstract of the Decision.\n1. Street railroads, \u00a7 53 \u2014what does not constitute use of cars on street railway within fender ordinance. Where plaintiff was injured by certain dismantled and discarded summer street cars belonging to defendant while such cars were being moved from certain temporary tracks to defendant\u2019s car barns, held that such use of the cars by defendant was not within the term \u201ceach and every car used on such street railway,\u201d used in an ordinance providing that \u201cevery person or corporation controlling any street railway in the City of Chicago shall equip and provide each and every car used on such street railway with fenders,\" etc.\nAppeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Riciiabd E. Burke, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1915.\nReversed and remanded.\nOpinion filed April 18, 1917.\nStatement of the Case.\n\u2022Action by Edward McGowan, by Patrick H. McGowan, his father and next friend, plaintiff, against the Chicago City Railway Company, defendant, to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by being struck by one of defendant\u2019s street cars. From a judgment for plaintiff for $2,000, defendant appeals.\nFranklin B. Hussey and Watson J. Ferry, for appellant; W. W. Gurley and J. R. Guilliams, of counsel.\nLitzinger, McGurn & Reid, for appellee; Edward R. Litzinger, of counsel.\nSee Illinois Notes Digest, Vols. XI to XV, and Cumulative Quarterly, same topic and section number.\nSee Illinois Notes Digest, Vols. XI to XV, and Cumulative Quarterly, same topic and section number."
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