Urban v. Pere Marquette Railroad

Mr. Presiding Justice Matchett

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an appeal by defendant from a judgment in the sum of $5,000 entered upon the verdict of a jury in an action on the case for alleged negligence resulting in the death of plaintiff’s intestate. This is the second trial of the case, the first having resulted in a disagreement of the jury. At the conclusion of plaintiff’s evidence and again at the close of all the evidence defendant, moved for an instruction in its favor, which was denied, and after verdict, motions of defendant for a new trial and in arrest were overruled.

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