Pittsburg, Cincinnati & St. Louis Railway Co. v. Thompson
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. E. S. Williams, Judge, presiding. This was an action on the case, brought by Thompson against the railroad company, to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff while a passenger on the road of the defendants, the accident occurring, as is alleged, in consequence of the negligence of the company.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. E. S. Williams, Judge, presiding. This was an action on the case, brought by Thompson against the railroad company, to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff while a passenger on the road of the defendants, the accident occurring, as is alleged, in consequence of the negligence of the company. A trial in the court below resulted in a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $5,000, upon which judgment was entered. The company appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Lawrence
Whether the road-bed was in a safe condition at the time the accident occurred, which led to the injury of the plaintiff in the present case, is a question about which the evidence is far too contradictory to permit us to set aside the verdict, because unsustained by the evidence in that particular. Indeed, the impression produced upon our minds by the record inclines us to think, as the jury have found, that the road was not in as complete repair as it should have been. It is sufficient, however, on this point, to say, the evidence is very contradictory, and the verdict is not plainly…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Tuller v. TalbotIllinois Supreme Court · 1860
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