Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad v. Mochell
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Branch Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Jesse Holdom, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hand
This is an action brought by the appellee in the superior court of Cook county against the Calumet Electric Railway Company and the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad Company, jointly, to recover for a personal injury. The jury returned a verdict of $15,000 against the defendants, upon which judgment was rendered. The Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad Company perfected an appeal from such judgment to the Appellate Court for the First District, in which court the appellee filed a remittitur of $5000 and the judgment was affirmed, and a further appeal has been prosecuted to this court.
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