West Chicago Street Railroad v. Bode
Appellate Court of Illinois
Memorandum.—Action for personal injuries. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Edward F. Dunne, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1893, and affirmed.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice G-ary
The appellee was a passenger on a car of the appellant on the 20th day of May, 1891, and was then injured by an accident, liability for which is not contested by the appellant.
A physician, witness for the appellee, testified that the appellee was in good health, a little deaf in the left ear, before the accident, and is an invalid since, will grow worse, and is incapable of performing manual or mental labor in the future; and that at the time of the trial, May 11,1893, the witness believed the appellant to be something over sixty years old. There was no other evidence as to the age or health…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Chicago City Railway Co. v. WilcoxAppellate Court of Illinois · 1889
- City of Chicago v. LesethAppellate Court of Illinois · 1892