Wood v. Illinois Central Railroad
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in case for personal injuries. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Bobert W. Wright, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the Court
Mb. Pbesiding Justice Baldwin
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is an action for personal injuries received by Frank N. Wood, on September 18, 1903, as he was alighting from a train of the Michigan Central Bail-road Company, running upon the tracks of the Illinois Central Railroad Company at or near its station in Chicago, known as “39th Street.” A jury trial was had, and, at the conclusion of plaintiff’s evidence, the court instructed the jury' to find the defendant not guilty. The court overruled a motion for a new trial and entered judgment against appellant.
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- Frazer v. HoweIllinois Supreme Court · 1883
- McNulta v. EnschIllinois Supreme Court · 1890
- Bartelott v. International BankIllinois Supreme Court · 1887
- Chicago & Alton Railroad v. ArnolIllinois Supreme Court · 1893
- Illinois Central Railroad v. BaileyIllinois Supreme Court · 1906
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Wood v. Illinois Central RailroadAppellate Court of Illinois · 1914
- Swigart v. Chicago & N. W. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1950
- Elliott v. Illinois Central RailroadAppellate Court of Illinois · 1943
- Wood v. Illinois Central RailroadAppellate Court of Illinois · 1916