Chicago City Railway Co. v. Bennett
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Branch Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. R. P. Goodwin, Judge, presiding.
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Appeal from the Branch Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. R. P. Goodwin, Judge, presiding. This is an appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Court for-the First District affirming a judgment for $3500, rendered by the superior court of Cook county, in an action on the case, brought by Hannah Bennett, the appellee, against the Chicago City Railway Company, the appellant, to recover damages for a personal injury sustained by her through the alleged negligence of the appellant. The declaration, in so far as…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scott
It is assigned'as error that the court erred in refusing to direct á verdict for the defendant at the close of all the evidence. This presents-the question, is there, in this record, any evidence which, with the inferences that the jury may-justifiably draw therefrom, is sufficient to support a verdict for plaintiff? Foster v. Wadsworth-Howland Co. 168 Ill. 514; Foster v. McKeown, 192 id. 339.
Without any reference whatever to the evidence on the part of the appellee, it appears from the testimony of the motorman, who was a witness for appellant, that the weather was misty, between fog and…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Foster v. Wadsworth-Howland Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1897
3Cited by3 opinions
- Libby, McNeill & Libby v. CookIllinois Supreme Court · 1906
- Elgin, Aurora & Southern Traction Co. v. WilsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1905
- Flanagan v. Chicago City Railway Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1908