Donnelly v. Chicago City Railway Co.

This was an action by appellee, against appellant, to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been received February 4, 1903, while he was attempting to board an electric street car on appellant’s Thirty-ninth street line, in the city of Chicago. At the conclusion of the plaintiff’s evidence, and again at the conclusion of all the evidence, defendant filed a written motion requesting the. court to give the jury an instruction to find for the defendant. Both motions were denied and exceptions preserved. The jury returned a verdict of $2000 in favor of appellee. After motion for…