Toledo, Wabash & Western Railway Co. v. Jones
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Macon county; the Hon. C. B. Smith, Judge, presiding. This was an action on the case, by John Jones against the Toledo, AYabash and AYestern Bail way Company. The opinion states the essential facts of the case.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Breese
This was case, in the circuit court of Macon county, against a railroad company, for negligence. The jury found for the plaintiff, and assessed the damages at five thousand dollars. A motion for a new trial was entered by the defendant, which, on a remittitur of one thousand dollars being allowed by plaintiff, was denied, and judgment rendered for four thousand dollars, to reverse which defendant appeals.
The point, that the damages are excessive, though assigned as one of the reasons for a new trial, and also assigned as error, is not argued by appellant, and we will not consider it. The…
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