Chicago Suburban Water & Light Co. v. Hyslop
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Branch Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Joseph E. Gary, Judge, presiding. This is an appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Court affirming a judgment in favor of appellee for $4000 damages for a personal injury to appellee alleged to have resulted from the negligence of the appellant, his employer.
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Appeal from the Branch Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Joseph E. Gary, Judge, presiding. This is an appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Court affirming a judgment in favor of appellee for $4000 damages for a personal injury to appellee alleged to have resulted from the negligence of the appellant, his employer. The facts were briefly stated by the Appellate Court, as follows: “Defendant operated an electric light plant, and had as a part of its plant a pole at the corner of Erie and Grove streets, Oak…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Farmer
Appellant contends that a verdict should have been directed by the trial court in its favor, first, because the evidence so conclusively showed appellee guilty of negligence that no other .conclusion could be reached by reasonable minds; second, because the evidence clearly showed appellee assumed the risk of injury; and that under the evidence these were questions of law for the court and not of fact for the jury. These questions have been preserved for review in this court by motions made on the trial at the conclusion of plaintiff’s evidence and again at the conclusion of all the evidence,…
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