Chicago City Railway Co. v. Mumford
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. John A. Jameson, Judge, presiding. This was an action on the case, brought by Benjamin Mumford against the Chicago City Bailway Co. to recover damages for a personal injury resulting from the negligence of the company.
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Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. John A. Jameson, Judge, presiding. This was an action on the case, brought by Benjamin Mumford against the Chicago City Bailway Co. to recover damages for a personal injury resulting from the negligence of the company. On the second trial of the case, the jury found for the plaintiff, and assessed his damages at §8,000. The plaintiff entered a remittitur of §3,000. A motion for a new trial was overruled, and judgment entered against the defendant for §5,000.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cbaig
This was an action on the case, brought by Benjamin Mumford, against the Chicago City Railway Company—a corporation operating street cars in the city of Chicago—to recover damages for a personal injury, received while in the act of getting off the car of the defendant near the Palmer House, in Chicago. On the trial of the cause in the circuit court, the plaintiff obtained a judgment, which the railway company seeks to reverse, first, on the ground that the plaintiff failed to show that he was free from negligence which contributed to the injury. Second, that the court erred in refusing…
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