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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
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Gen. No. 41,999. (Abstract of Decision.)
Opinion filed February 2, 1944
HARMLESS AND PREJUDICIAL ERRORS, § 213 — when 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Not to be published in full.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.