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Wantroba v. Chicago Surface Lines

Appellate Court of Illinois, Chicago, First District
Jan 7, 1946
327 Ill. App. 552 (Ill. App. Ct. 1946)

Opinion

Gen. No. 43,406. (Abstract of Decisions.)

Opinion filed January 7, 1946 Released for publication January 21, 1946

STREET RAILWAYS, § 173when it was error to direct verdict by reason of doubt raised under evidence. In action for damages for personal injuries sustained when street car in which plaintiff was passenger collided with truck, where defendant made motion for directed verdict which was allowed and from which plaintiff appealed, and it appeared that conductor on car was inexperienced and his testimony was contradicted by plaintiff, held that in view of doubt raised under evidence, case should have gone to jury and it was error to direct verdict.

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

Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. CHARLES A. WILLIAMS, Judge, presiding.

Reversed and remanded. Heard in the first division, first district, this court at the June term, 1945.

Miller Moss and J.J. Klepak, for appellant;

Kellam Foster, of counsel;

Frank L. Kriete, W.F. McLaughlin and Arthur J. Donovan, for appellees;

William J. Flaherty, of counsel.


Not to be published in full. Opinion filed January 7, 1946; released for publication January 21, 1946.


Summaries of

Wantroba v. Chicago Surface Lines

Appellate Court of Illinois, Chicago, First District
Jan 7, 1946
327 Ill. App. 552 (Ill. App. Ct. 1946)
Case details for

Wantroba v. Chicago Surface Lines

Case Details

Full title:Josephine Wantroba, Appellant, v. Chicago Surface Lines and Commonwealth…

Court:Appellate Court of Illinois, Chicago, First District

Date published: Jan 7, 1946

Citations

327 Ill. App. 552 (Ill. App. Ct. 1946)
64 N.E.2d 395