Legal Opinion

Knox v. Illinois Steel Co.

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided February 6, 1912No. Gen. No. 16,094Published

Action in ease for personal injuries. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Arthur H. Chetlain, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. Justice F. A. Smith

delivered the opinion of the court.

At the close of the plaintiff’s evidence, and at the close of all the evidence, defendant’s motion for a directed verdict was denied. Defendant presented instructions as to each count of the declaration, directing the jury to find the defendant not guilty as to each count, which the court refused. The jury returned a verdict of $15,000, on which judgment was entered after defendant’s motion for a new trial had been overruled ; and the case is in this court on appeal from that judgment.

It is the contention of defendant, appellant, that…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Patton v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1901
  2. Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad v. DriscollIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
  3. Goldie v. WernerIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
  4. Burke v. HulettIllinois Supreme Court · 1905
  5. Atchison, T. & S. F. R. R. v. AlsdurfAppellate Court of Illinois · 1896

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