JOHNSON v. COMMERCIAL CREDIT CORP.

Gen. No. 44,780.

339 Ill. App. 122 (1949)

88 N.E.2d 737

James W. Johnson, Appellee, v. Commercial Credit Corporation, Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois.

Released for publication December 2, 1949.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

OLSON & HANELIN, of Chicago, for appellant.

ELLIS & WESTBROOKS, of Chicago, for appellee; ALVIN A. TURNER, of Chicago, of counsel.


MR. JUSTICE FEINBERG delivered the opinion of the court.

Plaintiff brings his action in detinue in the municipal court of Chicago to recover the value of an automobile, alleged to have been unlawfully detained by defendant, and for $500 special damages for the alleged detention. There was a trial with a jury and a verdict for plaintiff for $1,300. The trial court ordered a remittitur of $250 and entered judgment for $1,050, from which this appeal is prosecuted.

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