Corcoran v. City of Chicago

Mr. Justice; Murphy

delivered the opinion of the court:

John F. Corcoran, plaintiff in error, referred to as plaintiff, began a suit in the superior court of Cook county against the city of Chicago, referred to as defendant, to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by the negligent acts of the defendant. The cause was tried with a jury and resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff for $5000. A motion for new trial was overruled and judgment entered on the verdict. On appeal, the Appellate Court for the First District reversed the judgment and remanded the cause for…