North Chicago Street Railroad v. Leonard

Appellee recovered a judgment in the Superior Court of Cook county, against appellant, for a personal injury, and the Appellate Court affirmed the judgment. Appellant asks a reversal because the Superior Court denied its motion for a change of venue, and on account of improper argument to the jury by counsel for appellee.

Before the commencement of the trial, on February 3, 1896, the defendant presented its petition for a change of venue from the presiding judge before whom the cause was about to be tried, on account of his alleged prejudice against it, but the motion was denied and the judge…