Davis v. South Side Elevated Railroad
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the First Branch Appellate Court for the First District; — heard in that court on appeal from the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. Sheridan E. Fry, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carter
Appellee filed a statement of' claim of the first class in the municipal court of Chicago against appellant for damages alleged to have been sustained through an accident from falling on the stairway leading from an elevated railway station in Chicago after leaving the train the evening of July 12, igi6. On the trial in the municipal court a judgment for damages "of $ioo and costs was rendered. On appeal to the Appellate Court this judgment was affirmed. That court granted a certificate of importance, and the case has been brought here by appeal.
The testimony in the record shows that appellee…
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