Chicago & Joliet Electric Railway Co. v. Spence
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Second District ;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Will county; the Hon. R. W. Hilscher, Judge, presiding. ■
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Boggs
An electric car propelled by the appellant railway company, on which the appellee was riding as a passenger, collided with another -of appellant’s cars and appellee was injured thereby. He instituted an action on the case in the circuit court of Will county, and on a hearing before the court and a jury was awarded judgment in the sum of $14,000. This judgment has been affirmed by the Appellate Court for the Second District, and the record is before us on the further appeal of the company.
The collision occurred on the 28th day of March, 1902. The appellee at that time was in the employ of the…
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