West Chicago Street Railroad v. Piper
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Henry V. Freeman, Judge, presiding. '« This is an action brought by Minnie D. Piper to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained through the negligence of the West Chicago Street Railroad Company on the 26th day of May, 1891. At the time of the accident plaintiff was riding westward on Madison street in a public…
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Henry V. Freeman, Judge, presiding. '« This is an action brought by Minnie D. Piper to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained through the negligence of the West Chicago Street Railroad Company on the 26th day of May, 1891. At the time of the accident plaintiff was riding westward on Madison street in a public conveyance known as a “carette,” operated by the Russell Street Carette Company. At the corner of Madison and LaSalle…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Craig
Two grounds are relied upon by the West Chicago Street Railroad Company to reverse the judgment of the Appellate Court: First, it is claimed that the court erred in giving the plaintiff’s first and second instructions; and second, the court erred in its rulings on the admission of evidence.
The instructions complained of in substance directed the jury, that if they find, from the evidence, that the plaintiff was riding in the carette at the time of such collision, and if the jury further believe, from the evidence, that such collision occurred by reason of the mutual negligence of the servants…
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