Rurup v. Chicago Consolidated Traction Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in case for personal injuries. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Richard W. Clifeobd, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Adams
delivered the opinion of the court.
Appellee, plaintiff below, sued appellant for damages, for an injury to his person, alleged to have been caused by appellant’s negligence. The sufficiency of the declaration is not questioned. The defendant pleaded the general issue. The jury found for the plaintiff and assessed his damages at the sum of $10,-000, and the court overruled the defendant’s motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment and rendered judgment on the verdict.
The plaintiff was a passenger on one of defendant’s street cars, bound northwest on Elston…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Shevalier v. SeagerIllinois Supreme Court · 1887
- McKichan v. McBeanIllinois Supreme Court · 1867
- Western Assurance Co. v. WeaverAppellate Court of Illinois · 1887