Heddles v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from tbe Circuit Court for Walworth County. Action to recover for personal injuries sustained by tbe plaintiff and alleged to bave been caused by tbe negligence of tbe defendant’s employees. Tbe facts will sufficiently appear from tbe report of a former appeal in Y4 "Wis. 239. Tbe facts shown on tbe second trial were substantially tbe same as those shown on tbe first, except so far as indicated in the following opinion.
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APPEAL from tbe Circuit Court for Walworth County. Action to recover for personal injuries sustained by tbe plaintiff and alleged to bave been caused by tbe negligence of tbe defendant’s employees. Tbe facts will sufficiently appear from tbe report of a former appeal in Y4 "Wis. 239. Tbe facts shown on tbe second trial were substantially tbe same as those shown on tbe first, except so far as indicated in the following opinion. On tbe second trial tbe jury assessed tbe plaintiff’s damages at $18,500. Tbe defendant appeals from a judgment in favor of tbe plaintiff.
1Opinion of the CourtTaylob, J.
This is an appeal from tbe judgment on a second trial of this action. On tbe first trial an appeal was *230taken by the defendant, and the judgment was reversed for reasons stated in the opinion of this court. See case reported in 74 Wis. 239. Upon the former appeal it was held by this court that there was sufficient evidence in the' case to support the verdict in favor of the plaintiff, and the judgment was reversed for errors occurring on the trial and because the damages awarded were, as we thought, excessive. On the second trial, there was the same evidence given on the part of the plaintiff…
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