Catton v. Dexter
Appellate Court of Illinois
Transcript, from a justice of the peace. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Livingston County; the Hon. Charles R. Starr, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Crabtree
Appellee sued appellant before a justice of the peace, to recover a balance of $30.25 which he claimed to be due him upon a contract to deliver ice to appellant for the season of 1894. A trial before the justice resulted in a judgment in favor of appellee for the sum of $30.25.
Upon appeal to the Circuit Court, there was a trial by jury, resulting in a verdict and judgment for appellee for the same amount.
Appellant insists upon a reversal for two reasons:
1. That the verdict is not supported by the evidence, and
2. That the court gave erroneous and misleading instructions.
It appears from the…
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