Illinois Central Railroad v. Downs
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action on the case for personal injuries. Appeal from the Circuit Court of McLean County; the Hon. Thomas M. Harris, Judge, presiding, Heard in this court at the May term, 1905.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Putebbaugh
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is an action in case, by appellee against appellant," to recover damages for injuries alleged to have 'been sustained by her as the result of its negligence. She recovered a judgment in the Circuit Court fbr $4,518.75, to reverse which the defendant appeals. The declaration avers that on October 13, 1904, plaintiff, a married woman aged sixty-six years and somewhat corpulent, became a passenger upon one of appellant’s trains for the purpose of being carried from Clinton to Heyworth; that upon the arrival of said train at…
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