West Chicago Street Railroad v. Buckley
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal iron the Branch Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Theodore Brentaho, Judge, presiding. This is an action to recover damages for a personal injury, begun on July 13, 1896, in the Superior Court of Cook county by the appellee against the appellant company. There have been two trials of the case. Upon the first trial the jury failed to agree.
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Appeal iron the Branch Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Theodore Brentaho, Judge, presiding. This is an action to recover damages for a personal injury, begun on July 13, 1896, in the Superior Court of Cook county by the appellee against the appellant company. There have been two trials of the case. Upon the first trial the jury failed to agree. Upon the second trial in September, 1900, the jury returned a verdict, finding the appellant guilty and assessing the appellee’s damages at the sum of §3000.00.…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Magruder
First—The first point, made by the appellant in favor of a reversal of the judgment in this case, is that the two instructions asked by, and given for, the appellee by the trial court were erroneous.
The first instruction, given for appellee, begins as follows: “If the jury believe from the evidence that the plaintiff has made out her case as laid iu the declaration by a preponderance of the evidence, then, they should find the defendant guilty,” etc. The second instruction, given for the appellee, begins as follows: “If the jury believe from the evidence that the plaintiff was in the exercise…
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