Fellows-Kimbrough v. Chicago City Railway Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ oe Error to the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. C. A. MacDonaed, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Duncan
An action on the case for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained September 5, 1907, was brought by Marie A. F ello ws-Kimbrough against the Chicago City Railway Company, plaintiff in error, in the superior court of Cook county. On the first trial, in February, 1909, defendant in error claimed that a malignant cancer was developing in her breast as a result of her injuries, and the jury awarded $7000 as damages. The trial judge required a remittitur of $3000 and entered judgment for $4000. That judgment was reversed by the Appellate Court for the First District because of the…
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