City of Decatur v. Hamilton
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case, for personal injuries. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Macon County; the Hon. Edward P. Vail, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the November term, 1899.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harker
This is an appeal by the city of Decatur from a judgment of $15,000, recovered jointly against it, the City Electric Eailway Co., and the City Mutual Telephone Co., in a suit for injuries done to the person of appellee by a broken telephone wire charged with electricity from the trolley wire of the railway company. A reversal is sought for the following reasons:
1'. The court admitted improper evidence.
2. The jury were erroneously instructed.
3. There is not sufficient evidence to warrant a judgment against the city.
4. The damages awarded are excessive.
The evidence in the record shows that the…
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