Legal Opinion

Chicago & Alton R. R. v. Flaherty

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided November 1, 1902Published

Trespass on the Case, for personal injuries. Appeal from the Circuit Court of; Macoupin County; the Hon. Robert B. Shirley, Judge presiding. Heard in this court at the May term, 1902.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion per Curiam.

When this case was before us at a former term, a judgment against the railroad company in favor of Miss Nannie Flaherty for $3,000 was reversed because the court gave improper and refused proper instructions, and the case was remanded to.the Circuit Court for another trial. A statement of the case appears in 96 Ill. App. 563, and it is unnecessary to repeat it. It was tried by jury again, and resulted in verdict and judgment in her favor for the same amount as before.

The railroad company appeals to this court to reverse the latter judgment and argues for error that the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Chicago & Alton R. R. v. FlahartyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1901

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