Legal Opinion
Murphy v. White City Amusement Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided October 11, 1926No. Gen. No. 30,853PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice McSurely
delivered the opinion of the court.
' Plaintiff was injured while riding on an amusement device known as ‘ ‘ The Chutes. ’ ’ She brought suit and upon trial the court instructed the jury to find for the defendant. From the judgment on the verdict plaintiff appeals.
“The Chutes” is an inclined plane rising at an angle of about 45 degrees to a height of about 55 or 60 feet. On the incline are metal rails with water running down between them. Passengers, who have ascended to the top by an escalator, are loaded in boats about 5 feet wide and 15 feet long, which are…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Pointer v. Mountain Railway Construction Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1916
- O'Callaghan v. Dellwood Park Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1909
- Carlin v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1925
- Stickel v. Riverview Sharpshooters Park Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1911
- Carlin v. KroutCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1923
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Barrett v. FritzIllinois Supreme Court · 1969
- Campion v. Chicago Landscape Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1938
- Atlanta Funtown, Inc. v. CrouchCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
- Provence v. DoolinAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
- Russo v. the Range, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1979
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