Walthers v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case, for personal injuries. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. John Barton Payne, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1897. Affirmed. Opinion filed December 23, 1897.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Adams
delivered the opinion of the Court.
This was an action on the case by appellant against appellee. The declaration charges negligence on the part of appellant in not providing a safe and proper way for passengers to mount its train at Waukegan, in this State; in allowing a heap of ashes and other material to accumulate at and near the way by which passengers were to approach its train, and in not keeping its platform close to its depot, but about 150 feet distant therefrom, and near to and beside a heap of ashes and other material, without a platform or other means of…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Cicero & Proviso Street Railway Co. v. MeixnerIllinois Supreme Court · 1896
- Chicago & Alton Railroad v. RandolphIllinois Supreme Court · 1870
- Phillips v. . Rensselaer and Saratoga R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1872
- Ohio & Mississippi Railway Co. v. StrattonIllinois Supreme Court · 1875
- Illinois Central Railroad v. SlattonIllinois Supreme Court · 1870
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Swigart v. Chicago & N. W. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1950