Chicago Union Traction Co. v. Ertrachter
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action on the case for personal injuries. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Thomas O. Windes, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1905.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Smith
A reversal of the judgment is sought upon several grounds. It is urged on behalf of appellant that the verdict is not supported by the evidence. The substantial controversy on this question is as to where the plaintiff was when the car started. The plaintiff’s contention is that it started just as she was in the act of alighting, with one foot upon the floor of the car and the other on the foot-hoard. The contention of the defendant is that the car stopped at the end of the line in a blockade of cars and that plaintiff sat quietly in the car during all the period of waiting— about five…
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