Matthis v. Youngstown Municipal Ry. Co.

By the Court.

This case originated in the Court of Common Pleas of Mahoning county as an action for damages for personal injuries. The trial resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $900, for which judgment was accordingly rendered. This judgment was reversed by the Court of Appeals upon the ground, as statpd in the journal entry, “That the judgment of the Court of Common Pleas is against the manifest weight of the evidence.”

Retrial of the case resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $5,000, upon which judgment was rendered. Appeal was again taken to the Court of…