Fowler v. Cade
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Champaign county; the Hon. Franklin H. Boggs, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the April term, 1918.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice
Eldredge delivered the opin- . ion of the court.
Appellant brought his action in trespass on the case against appellee to recover damages for the killing, wounding and worrying of certain sheep of appellant by the dogs of the latter. The jury rendered a verdict in favor of appellee, and from the judgment thereon this appeal is taken.
As the judgment must be reversed for errors of law, the weight of the evidence will not be discussed. The third instruction tells the jury that they are the sole judges of the evidence and of the credibility of the witnesses, and, “it is for…
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