Keokuk Northern Line Packet Co. v. True
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Adams county; the Hon. Joseph Sibley, Judge, presiding. This was an action on the case, brought by Abner True against the Keokuk Northern Line Packet Company.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Adams county; the Hon. Joseph Sibley, Judge, presiding. This was an action on the case, brought by Abner True against the Keokuk Northern Line Packet Company. Instructions numbered 4 and 4|, given for the plaintiff, are as follows: “ 4. If the jury believe,from the evidence, that the plaintiff was a passenger on the defendant’s boat at the time of the alleged injury, then it was the duty of the defendant, by its officers and employees, to use the utmost practicable care and diligence to carry the plaintiff safely and securely to his destination, and said…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Craig
This was an action brought by Abner True, in the circuit court of Adams county, against The Keokuk Northern Line Packet Company, to recover damages for a personal injury, a fracture of the neck of the left femur, caused, as claimed by the plaintiff, from the carelessness of the servants and employees of the company. A trial of the cause before a jury resulted in a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $3600. The court overruled a motion for a new trial and rendered judgment upon the verdict. The defendant appealed, and in the argument a reversal of the judgment is claimed, on the ground that…
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