Illinois Central Railroad v. Souders
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. James Goggin, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cartwright
Appellee recovered a judgment against appellant, in the superior court of Cook county, for $20,000 damages for an injury received by her when alighting from a suburban train of appellant at Cheltenham, November 4, 1893.
The original declaration was filed July 5,1894, and consisted of a single count, in which the negligence charged was, that upon the arrival of the train in which plaintiff was a passeng-er at Cheltenham Beach, while she, with all due care and diligence, was about to alight therefrom, defendant caused it to be suddenly and violently started and moved, throwing her upon the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Chicago & Eastern Railroad v. HollandIllinois Supreme Court · 1887
- Andreas v. KetchamIllinois Supreme Court · 1875
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- Turner v. Lovington Coal Mining Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1910
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