Chicago Union Traction Co. v. Mommsen
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case, for personal injuries. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Philip Stein, Judge presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the March term, 1902.
1Opinion of the Court
Mb. Presiding Justice Waterman
delivered the opinion of the court.
This was an action brought by appellee to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by her while a passenger upon one of appellant’s cars. The accident by which appellee was injured occurred between seven and eight o’clock in the evening of August 2,1900, at the intersection of Milwaukee avenue and Robey street. When the car reached Robey street it came to a sudden stop and the shock threw the plaintiff forward against the seat in front of her and upon the floor; The stoppage of the car was caused by a small iron bolt or…
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