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BORUS v. YELLOW CAB CO.

No. 62800.

52 Ill. App.3d 194 (1977)

367 N.E.2d 277

ROSALIE BORUS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. YELLOW CAB CO. et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (4th Division).

Opinion filed August 18, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arnstein, Gluck, Weitzenfeld & Minow, of Chicago (Eugene J. Kelley, Jr., of counsel), for appellant.

Jesmer and Harris, of Chicago (Francis X. Riley, of counsel), for appellees.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE ROMITI delivered the opinion of the court:

The basic issue in this case is whether the plaintiff's inadvertent closing of a taxicab door on her coat can be held to be contributory negligence as a matter of law thus barring her suit against the defendants for injuries suffered when she allegedly was dragged some distance by the defendants' taxi. We hold that, particularly under the facts of this case, the question is one for...

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