Illinois Central R. R. Co. v. Curran
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case, for personal injuries. Appeal from.the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Marcus Kavanagh, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1900. Rehearing denied.
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Trespass on the Case, for personal injuries. Appeal from.the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Marcus Kavanagh, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1900. Rehearing denied. Statement by the Court.—September 22,1896, appellee, while in the employ of appellant as foreman of a gang of men, was injured by one of appellant’s suburban trains while he was walking along the ends of the railroad ties of a track on which appellant’s servants were backing one of its trains into its railroad yard between Randolph and Van Burén streets, near the lake shore, in Chicago. The…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Windes
It is claimed by appellant’s counsel that there should be a reversal because he says that the evidence shows that the appellee was guilty of contributory negligence, that appellant was not guilty of any negligence, and if so, that the negligence was that of a fellow-servant, and because the court refused proper instructions.
In view of the conclusion arrived at by the court, it seems unnecessary to consider in detail any of the questions discussed by counsel, except that of contributory negligence of appellee. If the court committed any error in refusing instructions asked by appellant, aside…
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