Elgin City Railway Co. v. Salisbury

Mr. J ustice Barker

delivered the opinion of the Court.

This is an action on the case to recover for injuries sustained by appellee while a passenger on one of appellant’s electric cars, which, while moving at an unreasonable rate . of speed upon a down grade and around a curve, left the track and was precipitated over a high embankment.

A trial resulted in a verdict and judgment for $7,275; From the judgment appellant has appealed, and since the filing of the record and briefs in this court appellee has filed a remittitur for $3,275.

For a statement of the facts of this case we refer to the…