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  "id": 5824140,
  "name": "Charles Kappmeyer, Appellee, v. Chicago Railways Company, Appellant",
  "name_abbreviation": "Kappmeyer v. Chicago Railways Co.",
  "decision_date": "1918-03-12",
  "docket_number": "Gen. No. 23,229",
  "first_page": "9",
  "last_page": "10",
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    "name_abbreviation": "Ill. App. Ct.",
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    "name": "Illinois Appellate Court"
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    "parties": [
      "Charles Kappmeyer, Appellee, v. Chicago Railways Company, Appellant."
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    "opinions": [
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        "text": "Mr. Justice Matchett\ndelivered the opinion of the court.\nAbstract of the Decision.\n1. Street railroads, \u00a7 131 \u2014when evidence shows operation of car at full speed in approaching crossing. In an action for damages for personal injuries received in a collision between plaintiff\u2019s motorcycle and one of defendant\u2019s street cars at a street intersection, evidence held sufficient to show that the car was going at full speed and did not slacken its speed in approaching the crossing. s\n2. Negligence, \u00a7 204*\u2014-when contributory negligence question for court. The general rule is that negligence and contributory negligence are questions of fact for the jury, but when the facts are admitted and all reasonable minds agree that the injury was the result of plaintiff\u2019s own negligence, the court may, as a matter of law, find that there was such contributory negligence on the part of plaintiff as to defeat a recovery, and so inform the jury by a peremptory instruction.\n3. Evidence, \u00a7 534*\u2014when witness not permitted to say he looked and did not see object. While the general rule is that a court will not permit a witness to say that he looked but did not see an object, which it must be clear to everyone must have been seen if the witness had looked, its application must depend upon the situation disclosed by the particular case, including all physical circumstances existing at the time and just prior to the accident.\n4. Street railroads, \u00a7 135*\u2014when contributory negligence of driver of motorcycle is question for jury. In an action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained in a collision between plaintiff\u2019s motorcycle and one of defendant\u2019s street cars at a street intersection, where plaintiff had intended to cross, but, on seeing the car 15 feet away, turned to the right to avoid the car, which was coming at full speed, held that the questions whether plaintiff in the exercise of reasonable care could or should have seen the car in time to avoid the accident, whether he should or could have increased his speed and thus avoided the injury, and whether he should or could have stopped his motorcycle, were all questions for the jury.",
        "type": "majority",
        "author": "Mr. Justice Matchett"
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    ],
    "attorneys": [
      "Philip Rosenthal and Watson J. Ferry, for appellant; W. W. Gurley and J. R. Guilliams, of counsel.",
      "Frank & Lurie and Pollock, Rainey & Livingston, for appellee; Alered T. Johnson, of counsel."
    ],
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    "head_matter": "Charles Kappmeyer, Appellee, v. Chicago Railways Company, Appellant.\nGen. No. 23,229.\n(Not to he reported in full.)\nAppeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Makcus Kavanagh, Judge, presiding.\nHeard in the Branch Appellate Court at the March term, 1917.\nAffirmed.\nOpinion filed March 12, 1918.\nCertiorari denied by Supreme Court (making opinion final).\nStatement of the Case.\nAction by Charles Kappmeyer, plaintiff, against Chicago Railways Company, defendant, to recover for personal injuries sustained in a collision between plaintiff\u2019s motorcycle and one of defendant\u2019s street cars. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.\nPhilip Rosenthal and Watson J. Ferry, for appellant; W. W. Gurley and J. R. Guilliams, of counsel.\nFrank & Lurie and Pollock, Rainey & Livingston, for appellee; Alered T. Johnson, of counsel.\nSee Illinois Notes Digest, Vols. XI to XV, end Cumulative Quarterly, same topic and section number."
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