Chicago Rys. Co. v. Kramer
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Eastern Division of the Northern District of Illinois. Action by Marie Kramer against the Chicago Railways Company and another. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant named brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
MACK, Circuit Judge.
Writ of error to reverse a judgment for $3,350 against the plaintiff in error in an action against it and the Chicago City Railway Company. Diversity of citizenship is the ground of federal jurisdiction. At the conclusion of the plaintiff’s case, the defendant the Chicago Railway Company moved for a directed verdict. The motion was overruled, and it rested its case. Thereupon the defendant Chicago City Railway Company offered evidence tending to establish its freedom from negligence. At the conclusion of the entire case each defendant moved for a directed verdict on each…
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