North Chicago St. R. R. v. Wellner
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case, for personal injuries. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Farlin Q. Ball, Judge presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1901.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Waterman
delivered the opinion of the court.
This was an action to recover damages for personal injuries said to have been caused by the negligence of appellant.
Appellee was, June 2, 1899, a passenger upon one of appellant’s cars. In leaving the car on Monroe street near LaSalle, she was thrown to the ground and injured. The principal question in controversy was whether, the car having completed the turn from LaSalle street into Monroe street and stopped, she started to leave the car after it had been started along Monroe street, or whether when she endeavored to leave the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- City of LaSalle v. KostkaIllinois Supreme Court · 1901
- Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. v. Calumet Stock FarmIllinois Supreme Court · 1901
- Stampofski v. SteffensIllinois Supreme Court · 1875
- Chicago West Division Railway Co. v. BertIllinois Supreme Court · 1873
- Eastman v. West Chicago St. R. R.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1899
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