Chicago Consolidated Traction Co. v. Schritter

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Court for the First District affirming a judgment of the superior court in favor of appellee for $9000 for damages sustained as the result of an injury received while a passenger on one of appellant’s cars.

Near dark on the evening of October 18, 1901, appellee boarded an electric car of appellant, called an Easton avenue car, at Milwaukee avenue and Lake street, which was some distance from Easton avenue. He took position and rode on the step at the front end of the motor car. The step set in the platform so that it did not extend beyond the…