Perryman v. Chicago City Railway Co.

This was an action on the case commenced by the appellee against the appellant, in the superior court of Cook county, to recover damages for a personal injury alleged to have been sustained by the appellee through the negligence of the appellant. The jury returned a verdict for the sum of $9000 in favor of the appellee, upon which judgment was rendered, which judgment was affirmed by the Appellate Court for the First District, and a further appeal has been prosecuted to this court.

The case was tried upon a declaration containing one count, which, in substance, alleged that on the 28th day of…