Christ v. Chicago Railways Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. John P. McGoobtt, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1913.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scanlan
Abstract of the Decision. 1. Appeal and error, § 1410*—when verdict will not-be disturbed. In an action for personal injuries sustained while alighting from a street car, a verdict in favor of the plaintiff was not manifestly against the weight of the evidence. 2. Damages, § 112*—when verdict not excessive. In an action for personal injuries sustained by a woman while alighting from a street car, due to the car starting suddenly, a verdict of fifteen hundred dollars reduced to one thousand dollars was not excessive. 3. Appeal and error, § 1535*—when instruction cannot be com^ plained of. In…
2Cited by1 opinion
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