City of Elgin v. Nofs
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Second District ;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Kane county; the Hon. C. H. Donnelly, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Chiee Justice Ricks
delivered the opinion of the court:
Appellee obtained a judgment against appellant in the circuit court of Kane county for $20,000 for personal injuries alleged to be due to the negligence of appellant in the care of its sidewalk. An appeal was prosecuted to the Appellate Court for the Second District, and that court required a remittitur of $5000, taking the view that the damages were excessive, and in all other respects affirmed the judgment of the circuit court, and from that judgment this appeal is prosecuted.
No question arises or is made upon the instructions. None…
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