Korn v. Chicago Railways Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ oe Error to the Branch “B” Appellate Court for the First District; — heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. William Fenimore Cooper, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Craig
Defendant in error, Abe Korn, brought suit in the superior court of Cook county against plaintiff in error, the Chicago Railways Company, to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by him as a passenger on one of plaintiff in error’s cars. The accident occurred May 29, 1911. In the original declaration, filed July 10, 1911, it is charged defendant in error was injured on May 30, 1911, while attempting to alight from a car at the intersection of VanBuren and Desplaines streets, in the city of Chicago, by reason of the negligent starting of the car. In the amended…
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