Legal Opinion

Chicago City Railway Co. v. Dinsmore

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided June 13, 1896PublishedCited by 19 opinions

Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit-Court of Cook county; the Hon. Richard W. Clifford, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Baker

This was an action by appellee, against appellant, to recover damages for a personal injury. The declaration consisted of two counts, and each alleged, in substance, that on October 28, 1889, plaintiff was a passenger on one of defendant’s cable cars on its State street line, and notified defendant of her desire to get off the car at Forty-fourth street, and that it was defendant’s duty to hold said car still while plaintiff was so getting off, and charged defendant with neglect of said alleged duty, and alleged that while plaintiff, using due care, was in the act of leaving the car, it was…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co. v. HessionsIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
  2. Chicago, St. Louis & Pittsburg Railroad v. HutchinsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1887

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Schmidt v. AndersonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1939
  2. Chicago & Alton R. R. v. WilliamsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1900
  3. Crauf v. Chicago City Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1908
  4. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway Co. v. SackAppellate Court of Illinois · 1906
  5. North Chicago Street R. R. v. ConwayAppellate Court of Illinois · 1898

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