{ "id": 2741490, "name": "Barney Welty, Appellee, v. The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company, Appellant", "name_abbreviation": "Welty v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.", "decision_date": "1911-10-03", "docket_number": "Gen. No. 15,687", "first_page": "86", "last_page": "88", "citations": [ { "type": "official", "cite": "163 Ill. App. 86" } ], "court": { "name_abbreviation": "Ill. App. Ct.", "id": 8837, "name": "Illinois Appellate Court" }, "jurisdiction": { "id": 29, "name_long": "Illinois", "name": "Ill." }, "cites_to": [], "analysis": { "cardinality": 310, "char_count": 4603, "ocr_confidence": 0.5, "sha256": "9e53f81431b91db1c8c173fb371af360573f27709a265ee4d28be0ceeb3f1022", "simhash": "1:b096f40859818de5", "word_count": 773 }, "last_updated": "2023-07-14T18:45:41.237543+00:00", "provenance": { "date_added": "2019-08-29", "source": "Harvard", "batch": "2018" }, "casebody": { "judges": [], "parties": [ "Barney Welty, Appellee, v. The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company, Appellant." ], "opinions": [ { "text": "Mr. Justice Smith\ndelivered the opinion of the court.\nOn the evening of October 6, 1908, appellee, Dr. Welty, having purchased a ticket over appellant\u2019s road to Chickasha, Oklahoma, together with his Pullman accommodations for the train leaving the La Salle station, Chicago, at 6 o\u2019clock P. M., on that day at appellant\u2019s office in Chicago, presented himself at appellant\u2019s Englewood station before train No. 11 arrived there. His Pullman ticket called for lower berth 3, car 1, on this train; When the train stopped he met Pullman Conductor Bransford, whom he had known some time, who asked him where he was going. Appellee told him. Bransford said to him, \u201cThis is not your train. Your train follows this.\u201d Appellee replied, \u201cI am positive this is my train. \u2019 \u2019 After a few words Bransford asked to see his ticket, and appellee showed it to him, and after examining it Bransford said, \u201cYou\u2019re all right, get on quick.\u201d Bransford with appellee\u2019s ticket in his hand grabbed appellee\u2019s baggage'and stepped on the train. Appellee then attempted to get upon the - train and while so doing, with one foot on the step, the train suddenly started and appellee was thrown to the ground and received the injuries for which damages are claimed in this action.\nThe action is in assumpsit, and the declaration alleges that while appellee was with due care attempting to get on board the train, the defendant carelessly and negligently and violently started the train forward and wholly failed and neglected to keep the same standing still a sufficient length of time for appellee to boarc] the train whereby appellee was thrown with great force and violence upon the ground and injured.\nOn the trial the jury found for the plaintiff, and assessed his damages at $5,000. The trial court required the plaintiff to remit $1,500 and upon this being done, overruled the motion for a new trial, and entered judgment against the defendant for $3,500. The defendant prosecutes this appeal.\nIt is urged on behalf of appellant that there is no evidence of negligence in not giving appellee a reasonable opportunity to board the train, and that there is no evidence of negligence in the starting of the train.\nThe testimony of the plaintiff is supported substantially by that of Mrs. Hubbert, and in some particulars by witnesses for the defendant. The testimony for the defendant tends to show that the plaintiff supposed he was to take what was known as the homeseekers \u2019 train, which was running as the second section of train No. 11, and left the La Salle station about fifteen minutes later, and that on an examination of his tickets by the Pullman conductor just as the train was starting, the latter told the plaintiff that this was his train, and took plaintiff\u2019s grip and boarded the train as it was starting, having also his tickets. We find, however, no warrant in the evidence for disagreeing with the finding of the jury in favor of the plaintiff on the issues joined and cannot disturb the verdict on the question of a breach of defendant\u2019s contract.\nIt is contended' that the court committed error in admitting the testimony of Mrs. Hubbert as to the conversation between the plaintiff and the Pullman conductor, for the reason that she was unable to give the exact words used by the parties. The evidence in the case showed that the Pullman conductor participated in running the train to the extent at least of signalling to the conductor when everything was ready to start, and that he was in the discharge of his duties in his conversation with the plaintiff and in examining his tickets. We think the court did not err in admitting Mrs. Hubbert\u2019s testimony.\nProm the testimony on the question of damages we cannot say that the judgment is excessive in amount. We are of the opinion that the verdict was not. the result of passion and prejudice. The judgment is, therefore, affirmed.\nAffirmed.", "type": "majority", "author": "Mr. Justice Smith" } ], "attorneys": [ "M. L. Bell, for appellant.", "Edward Maher and James L. Bynum, for appellee." ], "corrections": "", "head_matter": "Barney Welty, Appellee, v. The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company, Appellant.\nGen. No. 15,687.\nPassenger and carrier\u2014what evidence competent in action for injuries. In an action of assumpsit for injuries sustained, held, that the conversation of the Pullman conductor who was participating in the running of the train was competent.\nAssumpsit. Appeal from the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. Frank Crowe, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1909.\nCertiorari denied by Supreme Court (making opinion final).\nAffirmed.\nOpinion filed October 3, 1911.\nRehearing denied October 17, 1911.\nM. L. Bell, for appellant.\nEdward Maher and James L. Bynum, for appellee." }, "file_name": "0086-01", "first_page_order": 106, "last_page_order": 108 }