Kennedy v. Swift & Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Fourth Dis- ■ trict;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of St. Clair county; the Hon. R. D. W. Holder, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hand
This was an action on the case commenced by the appellee in the circuit court of St. Clair county to recover damages for a personal injury alleged to have been sustained by him while in the employ of the appellant. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the appellee for the sum of $3000, upon which the trial court rendered judgment in favor of the appellee for the sum of $2000 after having required a remittitur from the amount of the verdict of $1000, which, judgment has been affirmed by the Appellate Court for the Fourth District, and a further appeal has been prosecuted to this court.
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