Schlechte v. Chicago Electric Transit Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in ease for personal injuries. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Homer Abbott, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1908.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Freeman
This is an appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Cook county entered in favor of plaintiff and against defendant in an action to recover for injuries alleged to have been suffered by reason of negligence of the defendants’ servants.
That the plaintiff was injured is not denied, nor is it questioned that defendants are liable for such injuries. Defendants’ contention is that the damages are excessive, that the trial court erred in rulings on the admission of evidence and that plaintiff’s counsel was guilty of misconduct prejudicial to defendants. It appears from the evidence that the…
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- Union Pacific Railway Co. v. BotsfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Greinke v. Chicago City Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1908
- City of Chicago v. McNallyIllinois Supreme Court · 1907
- Sertaut v. Crane Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1908
- City of Sandwich v. DolanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1891
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