Springer v. Schultz
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case, for personal injuries. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. George W. Patton, Judge presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1901.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Burke
In this case the jury .found the issues for the plaintiff below and assessed his damages in the sum of $25,000, and for this amount judgment was entered. Appellant, Mr. Springer, insists that he was not guilty of the negligence charged, and if guilty, still the verdict was grossly excessive, and at all events, because of newly discovered evidence, he should have been given a new trial.
First: Upon the question of negligence, the entire record of this case must be considered, not to determine upon which side the evidence preponderates, but to learn whether there is evidence substantial and…
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