Springer v. Ford
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in Case, for personal injuries. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Richard W. Clifford, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1899.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Windes
Appellee was injured July 7,1895, by the falling of appellant’s freight elevator, which was being operated for the use of his tenants generally, in an eight-story building on Canal street in Chicago, and brought suit to recover for his injuries. A trial in June, 1898, resulted in a verdict in appellee’s favor for $5,000, but a new trial was granted. A second trial in April, 1899, resulted in a verdict for appellee of $7,500, upon which, after a remittitur of $2,500, the court rendered judgment for $5,000, from which this appeal is taken.
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