City of Chicago v. Dredge

Full title: City of Chicago, Appellee, v. Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company…

Court: Appellate Court of Illinois, Chicago, First District

Date published: Jan 18, 1944

321 Ill. App. 300 (Ill. App. Ct. 1944)

53 N.E.2d 34

Opinion

Gen. No. 42,715. (Abstract of Decision.)

Opinion filed January 18, 1944

SHIPPING AND WATERCRAFT, § 12^_ — insufficiency of evidence to entitle city to recover for damages to cable used in operation of bridge. In city's action for damages to cable, used in operation of city's bridge, in consequence, as alleged by plaintiff, of negligence of defendant in navigation of its tug, passing through draw of bridge with scow load of steel in tow, held that, under evidence, plaintiff was not entitled to recover.

_ See Callaghan's Illinois Digest, same topic and section number.

Appeal from the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. HARRY P. BEAM, Judge, presiding.

Judgment reversed. Heard in the second division, first district, this court at the June term, 1943.

McKinney, Folonie Grear, for appellant;

C. Oscar Carlson, of counsel;

Barnet Hodes, Corporation counsel, for appellee;

J. Herzl Segal and L. Louis Karton, Assistant corporation counsel, of counsel.

Opinion by PRESIDING JUSTICE FRIEND.

Not to be published in full. Opinion filed January 18, 1944.