Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. v. Scates
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. John A. Jameson, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Craig
This was an action brought by Walter B. Scates, in the Superior Court of Cook county, against the Chicago and Northwestern Bailway Company, to recover for personal injuries . received while attempting to get upon a train of cars at the depot of the company in the city of Chicago.
In the first count of the declaration it is averred that it was the duty of the defendant to have a safe and convenient platform to the train of cars free from dangerous and unsafe obstructions, so that the plaintiff could obtain ingress to said cars in a safe and comfortable manner; that defendant in that regard did…
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