Springfield Consolidated Railroad v. Lane
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action on the case for personal injuries. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Sangamon County; the Hon. Owen P. Thompson, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the May term, 1904.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Puterbaugh
This is an action on the case by appellee to recover damages for injuries alleged to have been sustained by her while a passenger upon one of appellant’s street cars. She recovered judgment for 8500, from which the defendant appeals.
The negligence charged in the declaration is that the defendant negligently caused the car in question to be suddenly and violently started in motion while the plaintiff was about to alight therefrom, whereby she was thrown to the ground and injured. It is not denied that appellee fell or was thrown from the car by reason of the sudden starting of the same, the…
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