Chicago & North-Western Railway Co. v. Kane
Appellate Court of Illinois
Memorandum.—Action on the case for personal injuries. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Theodore Brentano, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, A. D. 1892, and affirmed.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court,
Gary, P. J.
Such is the order of nature, that the thoughtlessness of a moment is often more severely punished than is the grossest moral delinquency.
Juries will permit their sympathy for misfortune to control their judgment, and the unpleasant duty is thrown upon the courts to set aside verdicts which violate principles of law in the interest of suffering victims.
The extraordinary argument is addressed to us in this case, that as the appellant vainly tried, by instructions, to induce the jury to obey the law, it “is now precluded from questioning the decision of the jury.”
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2Cases cited3 opinions
- Aerkfetz v. HumphreysSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Sibert v. McAvoyIllinois Supreme Court · 1853
- Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. v. SweeneyIllinois Supreme Court · 1869
3Cited by4 opinions
- Chicago & North Western Railway Co. v. KaneAppellate Court of Illinois · 1897
- Swift & Co. v. FosterAppellate Court of Illinois · 1894
- Clark v. MurtonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1896
- Kinnare v. Chicago, R. I. & P. Ry. Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1895