Chicago City Ry. Co. v. O'Donnell
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case.—Death from negligent act. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Philip Stein, Judge presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1902.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Ball
delivered the opinion of the court.
If this case had been submitted to us for trial without a jury we might have reached a different conclusion than did the jury. But after repeated examinations of the abstract and record, we can not say that the verdict and judgment are not supported by the evidence, nor that they are clearly against the weight of the evidence. (C. & E. R. R. Co. v. Meech, 163 Ill. 305; Gall v. Beckstein, 173 Ill. 187.) W here the evidence is conflicting, it is for the jury to reconcile it if they can; and if they can not do this they are to reject…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Chicago & Erie Railroad v. MeechIllinois Supreme Court · 1896
- Chicago City Railway Co. v. SanduskyIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
- Gall v. BecksteinIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
- North Chicago Street Railroad v. GillowIllinois Supreme Court · 1897