O'Shea v. Chicago Motor Coach Co.

This action was brought by plaintiff, Lyda O’Shea, against defendant, Chicago Motor Coach Company, to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by her as the result of defendant’s negligence. The jury returned a verdict finding defendant guilty and assessing plaintiff’s damages at $2,500. Judgment was entered on the verdict and defendant appeals.

The substance of plaintiff’s complaint is that defendant did not furnish her, a passenger on one of its buses, a reasonably safe place to alight therefrom.

Defendant offered no, evidence upon the trial of this case. It…