South Chicago City Railway Co. v. Purvis
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. R. W. Clifford, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hard
This is an action on the case brought by the appellee, by his father and next friend, against the appellant, to recover damages for a personal injury. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the appellee for $2000. The appellant made a motion for a new trial. The appellee entered a remittitur of $500, whereupon the court overruled the motion and rendered judgment upon the verdict for $1500, from which judgment the appellant prosecuted an appeal to the Appellate Court for the First District, where the judgment was affirmed, and a further appeal has been taken to this court.
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2Cases cited2 opinions
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