Winheim v. Field
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case, for personal injuries. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County: the Hon. Frank Baker, Judge presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the March term, 1903.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Burke
This is an action on the case by appellant, Minna Winheim, against Marshall Field and others, to recover damages for a personal injury suffered by her through the fall of a passenger elevator in which she was riding in the retail store of Marshall Field & Company. A verdict for §10,000 was returned. A motion in arrest of judgment was made and sustained. It is insisted that the court erred in granting defendant’s motion in arrest of judgment.
1. Before considering the question of pleadings it is to be said in the language of Springer 'v. Ford, 189 Ill. 430, “ the operators of passenger…
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- Field v. WinheimAppellate Court of Illinois · 1905