Bradley v. Sattler
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Francis Adams, Judge, presiding. This is an appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Court for the First District, affirming a judgment of the circuit court of Cook county for $5000, rendered against the defendant below for negligence resulting in the death of plaintiff’s intestate.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Francis Adams, Judge, presiding. This is an appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Court for the First District, affirming a judgment of the circuit court of Cook county for $5000, rendered against the defendant below for negligence resulting in the death of plaintiff’s intestate. The defendant was engaged in manufacturing mirrors and in beveling glass, and the deceased, at the time of the injury which caused his death, on April 27, 1887, had been in the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carter
Much of the argument of counsel in this case is directed to questions of fact, which it is not claimed are open to review in this court. It is, however, insisted by counsel for appellant, that the judgment should be reversed because the damages are “unreasonably and irrationally excessive,” and in this connection it is insisted that the trial court erred in not instructing the jury to find no more than nominal damages.
Whether the damages assessed are excessive or not involves questions of fact, upon which the judgment of the Appellate Court is final. (North Chicago Street Railroad Co. v.…
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