Blair v. Chicago, Ottawa & Peoria Railway Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Will county; the Hon. Frank L. Hooper, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1916.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carnes
This is an appeal by the Chicago, Ottawa & Peoria Railway Company from a judgment of $4,500 obtained by the appellees, William Blair and John Patten, administrators, for the death of their intestate, James Patten, while a passenger on appellant’s interurban car August 28, 1913, caused by falling from the rear platform of the car.
Before the time in question James Patten, about sixty-five years of age, lived on a farm about two miles northeasterly from the City of Morris, and had lived there many years. On that day there had been a home-coming celebration at Morris attended by many people. He…
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