{
  "id": 5195417,
  "name": "West Chicago Street Railroad Company v. Augusta Krueger",
  "name_abbreviation": "West Chicago Street Railroad Co. v. Krueger",
  "decision_date": "1897-01-07",
  "docket_number": "",
  "first_page": "574",
  "last_page": "575",
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      "cite": "67 Ill. App. 574"
    }
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  "court": {
    "name_abbreviation": "Ill. App. Ct.",
    "id": 8837,
    "name": "Illinois Appellate Court"
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    "id": 29,
    "name_long": "Illinois",
    "name": "Ill."
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    "judges": [],
    "parties": [
      "West Chicago Street Railroad Company v. Augusta Krueger."
    ],
    "opinions": [
      {
        "text": "Mr. Justice Gary\ndelivered the opinion of the Court.\nNovember 13, 1893, the appellee was a single woman, aged twenty-five years, and a passenger upon the Milwaukee avenue line of cable cars of the appellant. Part of the construction of the road consists of manholes about\u2014as the rvitness for the appellant testified\u2014one hundred feet apart between the slot rail and the side rail, \u201cused to clean out the cable.\u201d Such holes have a movable cover of iron, variously described as from two to five feet long\u2014the latter being probably nearest the fact.\nShe was standing in a crowded car, as were about a dozen others, holding on to a strap\u2014the car going rapidly\u2014when the cover and car came into collision, and the car stopped, throwing the standing passengers to the floor, and injuring the appellee.\nIn such a case the only question is as to the amount of damages, and any errors\u2014if errors there were\u2014which did not affect the damages, are immaterial. The damages awarded were $1,125\u2014a result which the appellant may well regard as a happy escape, when, a young woman passenger claims damages for a personal injury resulting from a defect in the vehicle or track of the carrier.\nThe judgment is affirmed.",
        "type": "majority",
        "author": "Mr. Justice Gary"
      }
    ],
    "attorneys": [
      "Egbert Jamieson and John A. Rose, attorneys for appellant.",
      "Jas. B. McCracken and Albert M. Cross, attorneys for appellee."
    ],
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    "head_matter": "West Chicago Street Railroad Company v. Augusta Krueger.\n1. Errors\u2014When Immaterial.\u2014When the only question is as to the amount of damages, errors which do not affect the question of damages are immaterial.\nTrespass on the Case, for personal injuries. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Philip Stein, Judge, presiding.\nHeard in this court at the October term, 1896.\nAffirmed.\nOpinion filed January 7, 1897.\nEgbert Jamieson and John A. Rose, attorneys for appellant.\nJas. B. McCracken and Albert M. Cross, attorneys for appellee."
  },
  "file_name": "0574-01",
  "first_page_order": 572,
  "last_page_order": 573
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