Gillespie v. Aurora, Elgin & Chicago Railroad
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in case for personal injuries. Error to the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. Isidore H. Himes, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the March term, 1909.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Smith
David W. Gillespie brought an action in the Municipal Court of Chicago against The Aurora, Elgin & Chicago Railroad Company, defendant, plaintiff in error, to recover damages alleged to have been sustained by him through the negligence of the defendant. The trial resulted in a judgment against the defendant for $485 to reverse which this writ of error is prosecuted.
One of the grounds urged for a reversal of the judgment is that the defendant in error was not in the exercise of ordinary care for his own safety before and at the time of his injury.
The evidence shows that the defendant in error…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Peaslee v. GlassIllinois Supreme Court · 1871
- Dick v. SwensonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1907