Chicago City Railway Co. v. Foster
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in case for personal injuries. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Richard W. Clifford, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, ■1905.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Smith
It is urged as a ground of reversal that in the examination of Dr. White, appellee’s attending physician, who was called to see appellee immediately after the accident and continued to treat her down to the time of the trial, counsel for appellee was permitted to ask the witness the following question: “Q. What may cause such an injury as that to the spine?”
Dr. White had testified as to what her condition had been during his treatment of her, and that at the time of the trial she was suffering from traumatic neurosis, and that her condition proceeded from injury to the bone, and "then the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Illinois Central Railroad v. SmithIllinois Supreme Court · 1904
- People v. HareMichigan Supreme Court · 1885
- North Chicago Street Railroad v. PolkeyIllinois Supreme Court · 1903
- Lacas v. Detroit City Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1892
- Tri-City Railway Co. v. GouldIllinois Supreme Court · 1905
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