Chicago & Eastern Illinois R. R. v. Zapp
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case, for personal injuries. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Arthur H. Chktlain, Judge presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1902.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Windes
Appellee was injured November 25, 1897, by appellant’s engine, with a train of passenger cars attached thereto, at the crossing of the railway tracks of Archer avenue, which is a public highway. She brought suit to recover for her injuries, which has been twice tried, the first trial resulting in a disagreement of the jury, and the second in a verdict and judgment thereon in her favor of $7,000, from which this appeal is taken.
It is claimed that appellee failed to show that she exercised ordinary care for her own safety, or that appellant was negligent as charged; that the verdict is against…
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