Denton v. Central School Supply House
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit, etc. Appeal from the County Court of Cook; the Hon. Orrin N. Carter, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Waterman
Appellant being the plaintiff upon a trial without a jury in the County Court, before any finding had been recorded, asked that he be permitted to take a voluntary non-suit; this request the court denied. Afterward the plaintiff moved for a new trial and argued the same; this, it is urged by the appellee, was a waiver of appellant’s right to the non-suit for which he had before asked.
We do not think that such was the effect of the motion for a new trial. Appellant waived no right by pointing out errors which he alleged the court had made upon the trial. The right, under the circumstances, to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Howe v. HarrounIllinois Supreme Court · 1856
- Stanton v. KinseyIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
- Prindiville v. LeonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1882
- Shabad v. HanchettAppellate Court of Illinois · 1891
3Cited by1 opinion
- Mundhenke v. MundhenkeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1896