Gerke v. Fancher
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Fourth District;—heard in that court on appeal from the City Court of East St. Louis; the Hon. B. H. Caney, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bailey
This was an action on the case, brought by John Fancher, against Henry Gerke, to recover damages for a personal injury. The cause was tried by a jury on a plea of not guilty, and a verdict rendered finding the defendant guilty and assessing the plaintiff’s damages at $1500. The court, after denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial, gave judgment in favor of the plaintiff for $1500 and costs. That judgment having been affirmed by the Appellate Court on appeal, the cause is brought to this court on appeal from the judgment of affirmance.
The declaration, which consists of but one count,…
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