Hirsch v. Chicago Consolidated Traction Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in case for personal injuries. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Albert C. Babnes, Judge, presiding;
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holdom
Plaintiff sued the defendants in an action on the case for personal injuries, laying the ad damnum at $20,000. On the trial before the Superior Court and a jury a verdict was rendered assessing plaintiff’s damages at $10,000. On the argument of a motion for a new trial plaintiff remitted $3,500 from the amount of the verdict, whereupon the court overruled the defendant’s motion for a new trial and entered judgment on the verdict, minus the remittitur, for $6,500, from which judgment (after the usual formal objections had been made and exceptions taken to the several actions of the court…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Cicero & Proviso Street Railway Co. v. BrownIllinois Supreme Court · 1901
- Cicero & Proviso St. Ry. Co. v. BrownAppellate Court of Illinois · 1900
- Chicago City Railway Co. v. GreinkeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1907
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- Lauth v. Chicago Union Traction Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1909