Chicago City Railway Co. v. Duffin

This was an action on the case by appellee against the appellant corporation to recover damages for a personal injury received by the former in February, 1884, at the corner of 18th Street and Michigan Avenue in the City of Chicago, by reason, as it was alleged, of the carelessness of the conductor upon one of appellant’s horse cars, in giving the bell signal to start such car while appellee was in the act of getting upon the same for the purpose of being carried as a passenger, whereby the car being suddenly started in response to said signal, she was violently thrown down, her face striking…