Morolewski v. McCurrie

Appellate Court of Illinois

Morolewski v. McCurrie

205 Ill. App. 551

Appellate Court of Illinois·Decided May 21, 1917·No. Gen. No. 22,848·Published

Opinion

Mr. Justice Holdom

delivered the opinion of the court.

3. Negligence, § 157*—when burden of proof is on plaintiff. In an action to recover for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by defendant’s negligence, the burden of proving that plaintiff was in the exercise of due care, that his negligence did not contribute to cause the accident and defendant’s negligence was the proximate cause of the injury, is on the plaintiff.

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Mr. Justice Holdom

delivered the opinion of the court.

3. Negligence, § 157*—when burden of proof is on plaintiff. In an action to recover for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by defendant’s negligence, the burden of proving that plaintiff was in the exercise of due care, that his negligence did not contribute to cause the accident and defendant’s negligence was the proximate cause of the injury, is on the plaintiff.

Morolewski v. McCurrie, 205 Ill. App. 551 (Ill. Ct. App. 1917).

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