Chicago & Grand Trunk Railway Co. v. Stewart
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case, for personal injuries. Trial in the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Philip Stein, Judge, presiding. "Verdict and judgment for plaintiff. Appeal by defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Freeman
There is such a radical conflict of testimony in this case that no good purpose can be subserved by its discussion. The questions of fact were presented to the jury, and if the latter were clearly and'properly instructed, and no material errors occurred in the rulings of the Superior Court upon the trial, the verdict of the jury, if uninfluenced by passion or prejudice, should not' be disturbed,-even though if sitting as jurors, we might have reached a different -conclusion.
It is urged by appellee that the Superior Court erred in refusing to permit the company’s counsel to recall two of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Kelly v. Manhattan Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Cicero & Proviso Street Railway Co. v. MeixnerIllinois Supreme Court · 1896
- Moreland v. Boston & Providence RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1886
- Toledo, Wabash & Western Railway Co. v. GrushIllinois Supreme Court · 1873
- Spannagle v. Chicago & Alton RailroadAppellate Court of Illinois · 1889
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Chicago & N. W. Ry. Co. v. WeeksAppellate Court of Illinois · 1902