Pihl v. Springfield Consolidated Railway Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Sangamon county; the Hon. Elbebt S. Smith, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court, at the April term, 1920.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Waggoner
delivered the opinion of the court.
Appellee, Irene Phil, brought an action on the case against appellant, Springfield Consolidated Railway Company, for damages sustained on account of injuries received while a passenger on a street car operated by that company in Springfield, Illinois, and recovered a judgment for $1,200.
The negligence charged, in a declaration of one count, is that “the defendant or its servants carelessly and negligently caused a pole of great weight, of the weight of, to wit: ten pounds, to be violently and forcibly thrown, pushed and dropped…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Chicago Union Traction Co. v. NewmillerIllinois Supreme Court · 1905
- City of Joliet v. JohnsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
- Chicago City Railway Co. v. McClainIllinois Supreme Court · 1904
- City of Chicago v. BorkIllinois Supreme Court · 1907
3Cited by3 opinions
- Thayer v. Chicago Transit AuthorityAppellate Court of Illinois · 1976
- Tivnen v. GebhartAppellate Court of Illinois · 1932
- Whittenberg v. WeberAppellate Court of Illinois · 1923