Chicago City Ry. Co. v. Bohnow
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case.—Death from negligent act. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Philip Stein, Judge presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1902.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Ball
delivered the opinion of the court.
To reverse the judgment in this case appellant relies upon the following points:
First. That the verdict is against the weight of the evidence.
It was not negligence per se for appellant to let the deceased take place upon the footboard, nor was it negligence per se for him to stand there. The situation did not absolve either from the duty of using due care.
To establish her case appellee called the following witnesses : Mrs. Sievers, who sat in the front seat of the trailer, within two feet of where the deceased'stood on the…
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