Chicago & Eastern Illinois R. R. v. Cleminger
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case, for personal injuries. Trial in the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Arthur H. Chetlain, Judge, presiding. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff. Appeal by defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sears
Appellee (while a passenger upon a train of the Eastern Illinois Railroad Company, appellant,) was injured in a collision caused by the negligence of appellant. There is no dispute as to liability of appellant, and there can be no question that injury was sustained by appellee. Upon the trial appellee was awarded the sum of $21,000 as damages, and a judgment for that amount was rendered.
The only errors assigned, which are presented in the brief of counsel for appellant, are:
1st. That counsel for appellee made statements to the jury which were not based upon evidence in the case, and were…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Holmes v. . JonesNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Sioux City & Pacific Railroad v. FinlaysonNebraska Supreme Court · 1884
- Hutchins v. St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1890
- Lœwenthal v. StrengIllinois Supreme Court · 1878
- Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. DwyerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1886
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- Illinois Central R. R. Co. v. O'ConnorAppellate Court of Illinois · 1900
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