Chicago Union Traction Co. v. Kallberg
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case, for personal' injuries. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Richard W. Clifford, Judge presiding. Heard in this court at the March term, 1902.
1Opinion of the Court
IVTt?- J dstioe Windbs
delivered the opinion of the court.
Appellee, a minor aged fifteen years, was injured October 4, 1900, while a passenger on one of appellant’s cars and standing on the running-board thereof, by reason of a collision between an express wagon and the car. Appellee’s left leg was crushed so that it had to be amputated. He recovered a verdict and judgment thereon for $10,000, from which this appeal is taken. Ho claim is made that the evidence does not warrant the verdict, nor that the amount given is excessive, but only that the court erred in the refusal of certain…
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