Wabash Railroad v. Speer

This was an action on the case, brought by Mary E. Speer, against the Wabash Railroad Company, to recover damages for a personal injury. The declaration, as filed, consisted of seven counts, but a demurrer was sustained to all the counts except the third and seventh, and to those counts the defendant pleaded not guilty. At the trial, upon the issues of fact thus formed, the jury found the defendant guilty, and assessed the plaintiff’s damages at §2000, and for that sum and costs the plaintiff had judgment. That judgment has been affirmed by the Appellate Court on appeal, and this appeal is…