Appellate Court of Illinois, 1914

Bittins v. Calumet & South Chicago Railway Co.

Bittins v. Calumet & South Chicago Railway Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois · Decided May 4, 1914 · Baker
186 Ill. App. 138

Bittins v. Calumet & South Chicago Railway Co.

Opinion of the Court

Mr. Presiding Justice Baker

delivered the opinion of the court.

Abstract of the Decision. Carriers, § 476*—when recovery for injuries sustained while aP tempting to hoard a street car not sustained hy the evidence. In an action against a street railway company for injuries alleged to have resulted from the negligence of the defendant in starting a car when plaintiff attempted to hoard it, a judgment for plaintiff held not sustained hy the evidence, it appearing that the plaintiff’s evidence was conflicting and unsatisfactory and a number of witnesses for the defendant testified that the car was in motion when plaintiff attempted to board the same.

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