Elgin City Railway Co. v. Wilson
Appellate Court of Illinois
Memorandum.—Action for personal injuries. In the Circuit Court of Kane County; the Hon. Henry B. Willis, Judge, presiding. Declaration in case; plea, not guilty; trial by jury; verdict and judgment for plaintiff; appeal by defendant. Heard in this court at the May term, 1894.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harker
This suit was brought to recover for injuries sustained by appellee while a passenger on an electric street car which, while moving at a rapid rate of speed upon a down grade and around a curve, left the track and was precipitated over a high embankment. There was a recovery for $8,000.
Appellant brings the record here by appeal and contends for a reversal of the judgment because the verdict is not supported by the evidence; because the court improperly allowed certain testimony introduced by the plaintiff to go to the jury, and refused certain testimony proper for the defendant; because of…
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- Eagle Packet Co. v. DefriesIllinois Supreme Court · 1880
- Peoria, Pekin & Jacksonville Railroad v. ReynoldsIllinois Supreme Court · 1878
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