Legal Opinion

Hope v. West Chicago St. R. R.

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided April 17, 1899PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Action in Case, for personal injuries. Trial in the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Blbridge Hanecy, Judge, presiding. Verdict and judgment for defendant; appeal by plaintiff. Heai-d in this court at the October term, 1898.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Adams

This was a case by appellant against appellee for negligence per quod she suffered injury. The declaration contains the following averments:

“ The plaintiff was a passenger on said defendant’s line of cars, on, to wit, said 13th day of January, 1896, going north on Bo bey street, and after said car had stopped for the purpose of allowing plaintiff to alight therefrom, at the intersection of said Bobey street and Carroll avenue, and while plaintiff was in the act of alighting therefrom at said street intersection, plaintiff, while so alighting, or attempting to alight therefrom, exercising all…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Cicero & Proviso Street Railway Co. v. MeixnerIllinois Supreme Court · 1896
  2. West Chicago Street Railroad v. ManningIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
  3. Rhodes v. RhodesIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
  4. Eastman v. West Chicago St. R. R.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1899
  5. Phenix v. CastnerIllinois Supreme Court · 1883

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Fleishman v. Polar Wave Ice & Fuel Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1912
  2. Chicago Union Traction Co. v. ArnoldAppellate Court of Illinois · 1907
  3. Barnes v. Chicago City Railway Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1909
  4. Warth v. L. Loewenstein & SonsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1905
  5. Chicago City Ry. Co. v. BiedermanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1902

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