Lake Street Elevated Railroad v. Burgess

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Court affirming a judgment of the circuit court of Cook county for §2500 in favor of appellee and against appellant, in a suit for damages for injuries received by her while attempting to board a train operated by appellant.

It appears from the evidence that appellee, on the 23d day of September, 1896, boarded a shuttle car of appellant running from Market and Madison streets, and paid her fare, to be carried thence to Austin, a suburb, where she resided, and was taken in this car to the main line of the appellant, at Canal and Lake street's,…