Chicago Union Traction Co. v. Mee
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action on the case for personal injuries. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Joseph E. Gary, Judge, presiding. Statement by the Court. This is an appeal by the defendants from a judgment for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff through the negligence of the defendants. The plaintiff was a passenger on an electric car of defendants which was going east on Twelfth street on the south tracks.
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Action on the case for personal injuries. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Joseph E. Gary, Judge, presiding. Statement by the Court. This is an appeal by the defendants from a judgment for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff through the negligence of the defendants. The plaintiff was a passenger on an electric car of defendants which was going east on Twelfth street on the south tracks. In front of the car, between the south rail of the south track and curb, also going east, was an empty hay wagon with a platform which extended some…
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Baker
delivered the opinion of the court.
There is no claim that the verdict is against the evidence, but it is insisted that the court erred in giving and in refusing instructions. For the plaintiff the court instructed the jury “that common carriers of persons are required to do all that human care, vigilance and- foresight can reasonably do, consistent with the character and mode of conveyance adopted and the practical prosecution of the business, to prevent accidents to passengers riding upon their cars” and that such carrier “is responsible for the slightest neglect…
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- Egbers v. EgbersIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
- Toledo, St. Louis & Kansas City Railroad v. BaileyIllinois Supreme Court · 1893
- West Chicago Street Railroad v. JohnsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1899
- West Chicago Street Railroad v. KromshinskyIllinois Supreme Court · 1900
- Martensen v. ArnoldAppellate Court of Illinois · 1898