Craw v. Chicago City Railway Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in case for personal injuries. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Harry Higbee, Judge, presiding. Statement by the Court.
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Action in case for personal injuries. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Harry Higbee, Judge, presiding. Statement by the Court. The plaintiff, James EL Craw, recovered a judgment for $2,500 against the Chicago City Railway Company, the defendant, for damages for personal injuries claimed to have been sustained by him while attempting to board one of appellant’s cars at or near the intersection of Archer avenue and Butler street, in the City of Chicago, November 14, 1904. The declaration is in seven counts, but, during the trial the fourth, fifth and sixth counts were…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Smith
It is not controverted in the evidence that the plaintiff attempted to get on the front platform of the car while it was in motion, and that he was thrown down and injured. It is not controverted that the plaintiff and a number of his fellow workmen were on the northwest corner of Archer avenue and Butler street, the plaintiff being some thirty or more feet west of the west line of Butler street when he made the attempt to board the car. Whether the plaintiff signaled the motorman to stop as the car approached Butler street from the northeast; whether in recognition of the signal the motorman…
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- Powelson v. United Traction Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1903
- Sahlgaard v. St. Paul City Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1892
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