Chapman v. Chicago City Railway Co.

Mr. Presiding Justice Gridley

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Cook county in favor of Harry Chapman, appellee, against Chicago City Railway Company, appellant, for $5,000, for damages for personal injuries sustained by appellee while attempting to board a car of a cable train operated by appellant. The judgment was rendered after a second trial before a jury. At the first trial the jury assessed appellee’s damages in the sum of $4,000, but the court granted a new trial.

The facts are, briefly stated, as follows: Appellee was employed…