Meek v. Chicago Railways Co., 183 Ill. App. 272 (1913)

Nov. 21, 1913 · Illinois Appellate Court · Gen. No. 18,321
183 Ill. App. 272

Harley Meek, Plaintiff in Error, v. Chicago Railways Company, Defendant in Error.

Gen. No. 18,321.

(Not to be reported in full.)

Error to the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Charles M. Walker, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the March term, 1912.

Dismissed.

Opinion filed November 21, 1913.

*273Abstract of the Decision.

Appeal and error, § 12 * —when writ of error is affected by appeal. Where orders as to the filing of a bill of exceptions sought to be reviewed by a writ of error were properly involved in and were considered and disposed of in the same case on appeal, the writ of error will be dismissed.

Statement of the Case.

Action by Harley Meelc, a.minor, by Mattie Gerbaum, Ms mother and next friend, against the Chicago Railways Company, a corporation, to recover damages for personal injuries. During the pendency of defendant’s appeal from a judgment for ten thousand dollars (Gen. No. 18,034, ante, p. 256), plaintiff brings error to test correctness of orders as to filing a bill of exceptions.

Roy D. Keehn, for plaintiff in error.

Frank L. Kriete and William H. Symmes, for defendant in error; John R. Guilliams, of counsel.

Mr. Presiding Justice Graves

delivered the opinion of the court.