Davis v. Michigan Central Railroad
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the City Court of Chicago Heights; the Hon. Charles H. Bowles, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1918.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Dever
delivered the opinion of the court.
Plaintiff, George W. Davis, brought suit in the City Court of Chicago Heights against the defendant, Michigan Central Railroad Company.
The jury which tried the case returned a verdict in plaintiff’s favor for the sum of $7,000. The court required a remittitur of $2,000, and judgment was entered against the defendant for the sum of $5,000. The defendant brings the case by appeal to this court.
The case was tried on the second and third counts of a declaration consisting of three counts. These counts alleged in substance that the…
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2Cases cited10 opinions
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- San Antonio & Aransas Pass Railway Co. v. WagnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad v. GotschallSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. LaytonSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
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