Illinois Central Railroad v. McCollum
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in case for personal injuries. Appeal from the Circuit Court of McLean county; the Hon. Colostin D. Myers, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the May term, 1906.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Puterbaugh
delivered- the opinion of the court.
This cause has been three times tried by jury. Each trial resulted in a verdict against both the defendants. The damages awarded on the first trial were $7,000; on the second, $10,000; and upon the last, $11,000. A judgment was rendered upon the second verdict, which was reversed upon an appeal therefrom to this court, because of errors committed by the trial court in its rulings upon the evidence pertaining to the cause, nature and extent of the plaintiff’s alleged injuries. 122 App. 531.
The evidence upon the last trial, so far as it related to questions…
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