Legal Opinion
Chicago City Ry. Co. v. Peacock
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided April 11, 1899Published
Action for Personal Injuries'.—Trial in the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Joseph E. Gary, Judge, presiding. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff; appeal by defendant. Heard in the Branch Appel: late Court at the March term, 1899.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shepard
The appellee recovered a verdict and judgment for $7,187, in a suit for injuries to her person,- sustained through the alleged negligence of appellant, by its servants, whereby, when alighting from one of its street cars, she was violently thrown to the ground.
The bill of exceptions shows that in passing upon the motion for a new trial the eminent judge presiding at the trial said:
“If the jury believed the testimony of the plaintiff and her two witnesses they were justified in giving her a verdict. I don’t believe them myself. The great preponderance of the evidence is against .the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Chapman v. BurtIllinois Supreme Court · 1875
- Illinois & St. Louis Railroad & Coal Co. v. OgleIllinois Supreme Court · 1879
- Elguth v. GrueszkaAppellate Court of Illinois · 1898