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· 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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