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Neering v. Illinois Cent. R. Co.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Chicago, First District
Feb 2, 1944
321 Ill. App. 625 (Ill. App. Ct. 1944)

Summary

holding that defendant owed its patrons a duty to take precautions against the commission of unlawful acts by those it permitted to congregate about its station

Summary of this case from Atamian v. Supermarkets General Corp.

Opinion

Gen. No. 41,999. (Abstract of Decision.)

Opinion filed February 2, 1944

HARMLESS AND PREJUDICIAL ERRORS, § 213when alleged trial errors are not ground for reversal of judgment. On appeal by defendant railroad company from judgment for plaintiff in action for damages for injuries sustained by her as result of assault made on her while she was awaiting arrival of suburban train at one of defendant's stations, held that alleged errors on trial of case in matters of evidence, instructions, etc., did not constitute ground for judgment's reversal. (HEBEL, P.J., not participating.) (For earlier stages of this litigation, see Neering v. Illinois Cent. R. Co., 315 Ill. App. 599, 43 N.E.2d 604, reversed and remanded with directions, 383 Ill. 366, 50 N.E.2d 497.)

See Callaghan's Illinois Digest, same topic and section number.

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. WILLIAM F. BORDERS, Judge, presiding.

Judgment affirmed. Heard in the third division, first district, this court at the October term, 1943.

John W. Freels and Herbert J. Deany, for appellant;

Edward C. Craig, Vernon W. Foster and Charles A. Helsell, of counsel;

Ringer, Reinwald Sostrin, for appellee;

M. Lester Reinwald and Morris Sostrin, of counsel.


Not to be published in full. Opinion filed February 2, 1944.


Summaries of

Neering v. Illinois Cent. R. Co.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Chicago, First District
Feb 2, 1944
321 Ill. App. 625 (Ill. App. Ct. 1944)

holding that defendant owed its patrons a duty to take precautions against the commission of unlawful acts by those it permitted to congregate about its station

Summary of this case from Atamian v. Supermarkets General Corp.
Case details for

Neering v. Illinois Cent. R. Co.

Case Details

Full title:Agnes Neering, Appellee, v. Illinois Central Railroad Company, Appellant

Court:Appellate Court of Illinois, Chicago, First District

Date published: Feb 2, 1944

Citations

321 Ill. App. 625 (Ill. App. Ct. 1944)
53 N.E.2d 271

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