Diehl v. East St. Louis Light & Power Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the City Court of East St. Louis; the Hon. W. M. Vandeventer, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the March term, 1914.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Higbee
delivered the .opinion of the court.
William Diehl, appellee, brought this suit to recover damages for personal injuries received through the alleged negligence of the East St. Louis Light and Power Company, appellant. The jury found the issues for appellee and assessed his damages at six hundred dollars, but a remittitur of one hundred dollars was entered by appellee and the court gave judgment against appellant for five hundred dollars, from which an appeal is taken to this court. The complaint of appellant is that the evidence did not show a right of recovery and…
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