Garvey v. Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in case for personal injuries. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Paul McWilliams, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1908.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Holdom
delivered the opinion of the court.
Plaintiff, while a passenger upon a car of defendant in the early morning when travel was much congested and while standing on the back platform of the rear car, suffered a fracture of her right arm and some bruises upon her back, caused by a train following running into the one on which she was riding. In common parlance the accident was caused by “a rear end collision.” The trial in the Circuit Court was a jury trial. The jury returned a verdict finding defendant guilty and assessing plaintiff’s damages at $7,500. After…
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- Funk v. BabbittIllinois Supreme Court · 1895
- North Chicago St. R. R. v. LehmanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1899
- Smith v. EdelsteinAppellate Court of Illinois · 1900
- West Chicago Street R. R. v. DoughertyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1903
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