Illinois Central Railroad v. Ebert

This was an action on the case, brought to the Cook circuit court, by Carl Ebert against the Illinois Central Railroad Com pany, for an injury sustained by a collision of one of the trains of that company. The jury found for the plaintiff,' and assessed his damages at ten thousand dollars. On motion made by defendants for a new trial, the plaintiff’s attorney remitted six thousand dollars of the finding, whereupon the court overruled the motion for anew trial, and rendered judgment for the balance, being four thousand dollars, and the defendants appeal.

The errors assigned are, that the…