Chicago Union Traction Co. v. May
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. E. E. Newlin, Judge, presiding. -
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hand
This is an appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Court for the First District affirming a judgment of the circuit court of Cook county in favor of appellee for the sum of $15,000, for a personal injury alleged to have been sustained by the appellee in consequence of a street car upon which she was about to take passage being suddenly started, whereby she was thrown backward against the side of the car, and her spine and certain organs of her body were severely and permanently injured.
The declaration upon which the case was tried consisted of three counts. The first count averred, in…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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