Legal Opinion

Martin v. Surman

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided October 4, 1904No. Gen. No. 11,313PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Action on the case for personal injuries. Error to the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Edward P. Vail. Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1903.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Freeman

delivered the opihion of the court.

This is an action by defendant in error to recover for personal injuries, which she claims to have suffered when and because she stepped through the floor of a summer kitchen upon premises occupied by defendant in error under a verbal lease from plaintiff in error to her husband.

There is irreconcilable conflict in the testimony upon material points. Both defendant in error and her husband testify that the landlord said before they moved into the premises that he would “repair the floor.” Plaintiff in error on the other hand testifies that the tenants did not…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co. v. HessionsIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
  2. Chicago City Railway Co. v. CanevinAppellate Court of Illinois · 1897
  3. Sunasack v. MoreyIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
  4. Sanders v. SmithNew York Supreme Court · 1893
  5. Quinn v. CroweAppellate Court of Illinois · 1900

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Pollack v. PerryTexas Commission of Appeals · 1921
  2. Fonyo v. Chicago Title & Trust Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1938
  3. Cummins v. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1909

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