Tae Cleveland Ry. Co. v. Crooks

By the Court.

Margaret Crooks brought this action in the Court of Common Pleas of Cuyahoga county to recover damages she claimed to have sustained as a result of the collision of two cars of the Cleveland Railway Company, in one of which she was then a passenger.

At the trial there was no issue of negligence, the only question being whether plaintiff suffered any injury, and, if so, the nature and extent thereof. The trial resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $4250.00. The trial judge required a remittitur of $1400.00 as an alternative to the granting of a new trial, and, upon…