Chicago City Ry. Co. v. Benson
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case, for personal injuries. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Philip Stein, Judge presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1902.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Windes
Appellee, having been injured by one of appellant’s electric cars on South Halsted street near Sixty-third Court, Chicago, November 15, 1900, brought suit against appellant to recover damages therefor, a trial of which resulted in a verdict in his favor of $2,500 and judgment thereon, from which this appeal is taken.
Appellant makes no question as to the amount of damages awarded appellee nor as to any rulings of the court upon instructions, except to the refusal of an instruction asked at the close of all the evidence, taking the case from the jury.
The principal contentions of appellant’s…
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