Legal Opinion

West Chicago Street Railroad v. Schenker

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided October 27, 1898PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Trespass on the Case, for .personal injuries. Trial in the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon, Charles G, Neely, Judge, presiding. Verdict and judgmént for plaintiff. Appeal by defendant.

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. Presiding Justice Windes

delivered the opinion of the court.

Appellee brought suit against appellant for personal injuries, which, resulted in a-verdict and judgment in her favor, from which this appeal was taken-. There is a serious con-' flict in the evidence as to the care of appellee -as well as to the negligence charged against appellant. This being so, the instructions should be accurate. Chicago City Ry. Co. v. Canevin, 72 Ill. App. 82, and numerous cases there cited.

Appellant complains that two instructions given for appellee were erroneous. They are, viz.:

“ 2. The court instructs…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Chicago, St. Louis & Pittsburg Railroad v. HutchinsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1887
  2. Kornazsewska v. West Chicago St. R. R.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1898

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Sims v. Chicago Transit AuthorityAppellate Court of Illinois · 1955

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