West Chicago Street Railroad v. Nilson

The evidence for the appellee warranted the conclusion by the jury that on a very dark night, November 30,1894,-at nearly seven f. m., the appellee attempted to cross Milwaukee avenue from the north to the south on the east crosswalk on Western avenue. Milwaukee avenue is a northwest and southeast street, and occupied by a double track cable line. A car was crossing that crosswalk, going northwest on the right hand track as the car was going. The appellee came near to it, waited for it to go by, undertook then to go on his way, passing behind it, and was knocked down and hurt by a car on the…