Born v. Chicago City Railway Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in case for personal injuries. Appeal from the Superior Court of Coolt county; the Hon. Marcus Kavanagh, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brown
This is an appeal hy the Chicago City Railway from a judgment for $1,700 and costs against it, rendered hy the Superior Court of Cook county. The judgment was on the verdict of a jury in a personal injury case brought by the appellee, Margaret Born. The accident which was the basis of the suit happened on May 12, 1905, when the plaintiff was seventeen years of age. The trial took place in January, 1909.
The judgment is attacked in this appeal on several grounds. Among them is the alleged error of the trial judge in refusing two instructions tendered by the defendant in relation to the effect…
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