Jorgenson v. Johnson Chair Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ op Error to the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on writ of error to the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Abner Smith, Judge, presiding. This was an action of trespass on the case, brought by the plaintiff in error, Berit Jorgenson, against the defendant in error, the Johnson Chair Company, a corporation, in the circuit court of Cook county.
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Writ op Error to the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on writ of error to the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Abner Smith, Judge, presiding. This was an action of trespass on the case, brought by the plaintiff in error, Berit Jorgenson, against the defendant in error, the Johnson Chair Company, a corporation, in the circuit court of Cook county. A trial in the circuit court resulted in a verdict of not guilty, followed by a judgment for defendant upon the verdict. A writ of error was taken out of the Appellate Court for the First District, and the judgment of…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Craig
Upon the close of the plaintiff’s evidence, on motion of the defendant, the court instructed the jury to find a verdict in favor of the defendant, and the correctness of this ruling of the circuit court is the only question presented by the record.
It is a familiar rule of law that in order to recover for personal injuries resulting from negligence, it must be averred and proved that the person injured was, at the time of the injury, observing due and ordinary care for his or her personal safety. Here the plaintiff was familiar with the offices she was employed to scrub, as she had performed…
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