Springfield Consolidated Railway Co. v. Bell
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in case for personal injuries. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Sangamon county; the Hon. James A. Creighton, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the November term, 1906.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Ramsay
delivered the opinion of the court.
Nellie Bell brought suit in the Circuit Court of Sangamon county against the Springfield Consolidated Railway Company to recover damages alleged to have resulted to her from the negligence of the servants of the railway company. There were two trials had, on the first of which there was verdict in favor of Bell in the sum of $1,500, which was set aside by the court on motion for a new trial. On the second trial there was a verdict returned in favor of Bell in the sum of $1,250 on which the court rendered judgment, from which the…
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