Goldie v. Werner
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District; —heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Jonas Hutchinson, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Baker
This was an action on the case brought by Werner, appellee, against Goldie et al., appellants, to recover damages for personal injuries. The result of a jury trial was a verdict in favor of the plaintiff below, awarding 120,000 damages; but a remittitur of $12,500 being entered by said plaintiff, the Superior Court of Coolc county overruled the pending motion for a new trial, and rendered judgment in favor of said plaintiff, and against the defendants below, for $7,500 damages.
The judgment was affirmed in the Appellate Court, and a further appeal brought the case here.
The declaration alleges,…
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