Tri-City Railway Co. v. Brennan
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case, for personal injuries. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Rock Island County; the Hon. Hiram Bigelow, Judge presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1902.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dibell
On July 27, 1899, Mrs. Mary Cass received an injury in the city of Rock Island as she was alighting from a street car operated by the Tri-City Railway Company. On April 4, 1900, she began this suit against said company to recover damages for said injuries. She alleged that a servant of the company negligently caused the car to move or start with a jerk as she was alighting, and she was thereby thrown to the ground and injured. Her deposition was taken in the cause, and she afterward died before a trial. The administrator of her estate was substituted as plaintiff. There have been four trials,…
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