Chicago & Alton Railroad v. Walker
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action on the case for personal injuries. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Grundy County; the Hon. Samuel C. Stough, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Farmer
delivered, the opinion of the court.
Plaintiff below, appellee here, was on the 8th of May, 1903, injured, as she alleges, by the heel of her shoe being caught in a hole near the door of the depot building of appellant at Brace ville, and causing her to fall out of the door on the platform. She resided at Gardner and on the day she was injured bought a round-trip ticket for Brace-ville where she went to visit her brother. On the way to Brace ville the conductor took up the part of the ticket good to that place and appellant retained the return portion of the ticket.…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Toledo, Wabash & Western Railway Co. v. GrushIllinois Supreme Court · 1873
- Chicago & Alton Railroad v. LewandowskiIllinois Supreme Court · 1901
- Hahl v. BrooksIllinois Supreme Court · 1904
- Cassem v. GalvinIllinois Supreme Court · 1895
- Martin v. LeslieAppellate Court of Illinois · 1901
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Follett v. Illinois Central RailroadAppellate Court of Illinois · 1916