Pierson v. Lyon & Healy
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. William H. McSurely, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Farmer
This was an action to recover damages for personal injuries, brought by appellee against appellant and the city of Chicago in the superior court pf Cook county. At the close of all the evidence the court gave a peremptory instruction directing the jury to find the defendant the city of Chicago not guilty. . The jury returned a verdict as directed, and also a separate verdict finding appellant guilty and assessing appellee’s damages at $10,000. Motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment were overruled and judgment entered on the verdict. On appeal to the Appellate Court for the First…
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