Lazer v. Chicago City Railway Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in case for personal injuries. Error to the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. JoHN W. Housron, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1908.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Mack
A verdict of not guilty against the Union Traction Co. and guilty against the Chicago City Railway Company, with an award of $700 damages, was rendered in favor of plaintiff for injuries sustained by her as the result of a collision between a southbound IE[alsted street car belonging to the City Railway Company in which she was a passenger and a westbound Van Buren street car belonging to the Union Traction Company.
The only questions that arise on this record are, (1) whether the verdict is against the preponderance of the evidence, and (2) whether the damages are excessive.
The undisputed…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Chicago City Railway Co. v. FennimoreIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
- Wolf v. Chicago Union Traction Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1905
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