Central Railway Co. v. Serfass
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Second District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Peoria county; the Hon. T. M. Shaw, Judge, presiding.
1Per curiam
Appellee, a minor, while crossing Adams street, in Peoria, on the 15th day of September, 1892, was struck by a car, propelled by electricity, on appellant’s track, and seriously injured. This action was brought to recover damages resulting from the injury, and on a trial before a jury the plaintiff recovered a judgment for §1500, which,' on appeal, was,affirmed in the Appellate Court. To reverse the latter judgment the Central Railway Company has appealed to this court.
In the argument of appellant it is claimed that the court erred in giving instructions 1, 3 and 7 for the plaintiff, and upon…
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