McMahon v. Chicago City Railway Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in case for personal injuries. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Arthur H. Chetlain, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brown
The essential matters of fact and of law involved in this case are few and simple.
On Sunday afternoon, August 23, 1903, the plaintiff with her husband as passengers boarded a street car in Chicago operated by the defendant. They had transfers from another line entitling them to ride.
Concerning further transfers, they became involved in a controversy and unpleasant talk with the conductor of the car, which became an altercation between the conductor and the plaintiff’s husband, in which others took part when it culminated, as it did, in a scuffle. The plaintiff, when her husband was threatened…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Chicago & Eastern Railroad v. FlexmanIllinois Supreme Court · 1882
- Isaacs v. . Third Avenue R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1871
- St. Louis, Arkansas & Texas Railway Co. v. MackieTexas Supreme Court · 1888
- North American Restaurant & Oyster House v. McElligottIllinois Supreme Court · 1907
- Keokuk Northern Line Packet Co. v. TrueIllinois Supreme Court · 1878
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