Kiley v. Chicago City Ry. Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case, for personal injuries. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Marcus Kavanagh, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1899.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Freeman
The transfer slip tendered by appellant to the conductor was introduced in evidence, and it is probably true as stated by counsel for appellant, that it would be very difficult for the ordinary passenger to assure himself by examination of such slip over what line it entitled him to ride. Although Wentworth avenue does not appear to be mentioned thereon, at least a dozen and probably more intersecting lines are referred to, and while its meaning would no doubt be plain. to the initiated, it would require some explanation to make its purport clear to others.
So far as appears from the evidence,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- New York, Lake Erie & Western Railroad v. Winter's AdministratorSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Head v. Georgia Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1887
- Hufford v. Grand Rapids & Indiana RailroadMichigan Supreme Court · 1887
- Pennsylvania Railroad v. ConnellIllinois Supreme Court · 1884
- Pennsylvania Co. v. BrayIndiana Supreme Court · 1890
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