· 3/23/1978
Felty v. New Berlin Transit, Inc.
Citations
- 374 N.E.2d 203
- 71 Ill. 2d 126
- 15 Ill. Dec. 768
- 1978 Ill. LEXIS 238
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- finding that whether one defendant’s alleged negligence was a condition or a cause was a question for the jury
- “It is not necessary *** that the precise nature of the intervening cause be foreseen”
- \It is not necessary *** that the precise nature of the intervening -23- 1-05-2126 cause be foreseen\
- “A foreseeable intervening force does not break the chain of legal causation”
- \A foreseeable intervening force does not break the chain of legal causation\
- \A foreseeable intervening force does not break the chain of legal causation\
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Judges: Underwood
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