Johnson v. Peoria Railway Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Peoria county; the Hon. Leslie D. Putebbatjgh, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1912.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carnes
Appellee was injured in August, 1910, while a passenger on appellant’s car, in or near Peoria, Illinois. He brought this action to recover for such injury and in June, 1912, had verdict and judgment for $700. We are asked to reverse the case on the grounds that the verdict is excessive and that the court erred in excluding testimony offered by appellant that would have been material, if at all, only on the question of the amount of damages. No other error is suggested.
At the time of his injury appellee was twenty-four years old; a resident of Woodstock/Hlinois; employed as a mechanic in the…
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- Lucas v. BeebeIllinois Supreme Court · 1878
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