Hilliard v. Chicago City Railway Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in case for personal injuries. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Ben M. Smith, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1909.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Graves
This is a suit to recover for personal injuries. The judgment against appellant was for $3,000. Two reasons are assigned why the judgment should be re-, versed. The first is, “because the verdict is against the overwhelming weight of the evidence,” and the second is, “the amount of damages awarded by the verdict is grossly excessive. ’ ’
Appellee was a married colored lady, thirty-eight years old, weighing two hundred fifty pounds, engaged at the time of the injury in the business of hair dressing and scalp treating. She was injured in her right leg between the ankle and the knee, while…
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