Baltimore & O. S. W. Ry. Co. v. Slanker
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case, for personal injuries. Trial in the City Court of East St. Louis: the Hon. Benjamin H. Canby, Judge, presiding. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff. Appeal by defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Creighton
delivered the opinion of the court.
This was a suit by appellee against appellant in the City Court of East St. Louis, to recover damages for personal injury.
The declaration states that appellee on the 10th day of May, 1896, became a passenger on appellant’s train at Olney, Illinois; that appellant undertook to carry her safely to the relay depot in East St. Louis, Illinois, and there allow her time and opportunity to alight in safety; and she charges, in substance, that upon reaching her destination, the cars were stopped for passengers to get off, but that…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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