West Chicago Street Railroad v. Nash
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Richard W. Clifford, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carter
The appellee recovered a judgment in the circuit court of Cook county, against appellant, for a personal injury received while she was a passenger on one of its street cars. Her contention was that the car started with a violent jerk before she was seated, causing her to stumble and fall over a satchel which obstructed the aisle, and that by the fall her left arm was broken and other injuries inflicted.
Counsel for appellant address the larger part of their argument to questions of fact,—questions which we can not pass upon, but which were finally settled in the Appellate Court. The only…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- West Chicago Street Railroad v. EstepIllinois Supreme Court · 1896
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