Walsh v. Chicago Railways Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Second Branch Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Samuel C. Stough, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carter
The defendant in error brought an action in the circuit court of Cook county against the Chicago Railways Company, plaintiff in error, for injuries alleged to have been sustained by her while a passenger in the act of alighting from one of plaintiff in error’s street cars July 10, 1918, in Chicago. A verdict and judgment for $1800 were given in her favor in the circuit court, which, on appeal, were affirmed by the Appellate Court for the First District. The cause has been brought here by petition for certiorari for further review.
The defendant in error was a single woman fifty-seveyears old…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Seith v. Commonwealth Electric Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1909
- McCumber v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1911
- Tri-City Railway Co. v. GouldIllinois Supreme Court · 1905
- Johnson v. FarrellIllinois Supreme Court · 1905
- Petersen v. Elgin, Aurora & Southern Traction Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1909
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- Jordan v. St. Louis Public Service Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1937
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