Lazarus v. Friel

Mr. Presiding Justice Lews

delivered the opinion of the court.

By this appeal defendants seek to reverse a judgment in the sum of $3,500 entered upon the verdict of a jury for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff. Defendants’ motions for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and for a new trial were overruled.

On March 19, 1943 plaintiff boarded defendants’ westbound streetcar on 51st street in the City of Chicago. Entrance and exit of the streetcar, which was operated by one man, were at the front end. The front platform, where the passengers enter and leave, is a step bekw the interior of…