Day v. Thomson

On June 22,1939, in the city court of East St. Louis, a jury returned a verdict in the sum of $35,000 in favor of the plaintiff, James A. Day, who is the appellee, and against the defendant, Charles M. Thomson, trustee, Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railway Company, appellant, for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by plaintiff. Defendant’s motion for a new trial was overruled and judgment was entered on the verdict.

For the purpose of this opinion we do not deem it necessary to make any detailed statement of the facts on the merits of the case.

Plaintiff’s injuries were alleged to…