Hinchliff v. Rudnik
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ oE Error to the Appellate Court for the First District ;—heard in that court on writ of error to the Circuit Co'urt of Cook county;. the Hon. John Gibbons, Judge, presiding.
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Writ oE Error to the Appellate Court for the First District ;—heard in that court on writ of error to the Circuit Co'urt of Cook county;. the Hon. John Gibbons, Judge, presiding. This is an action on the case, originally begun on August 15, 1887, in the circuit court of Cook county by the defendant in error against plaintiff in error, and his partner, one Edward Harlan,, to recover damages resulting from injuries, received by defendant in error on December 4, 1886, while working for plaintiff in error and said Harlan as a bricklayer upon the walls of a gas-tank holder, then being constructed…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Magruder
In this case no errors are assigned as to the giving or refusal of instructions, or the admission or exclusion of evidence, except the refusal of a written instruction asked of the court, requiring the jury to find for the defendant for the reason hereinafter stated.
Inasmuch as three juries have found the facts the same way, it seems to be eminently proper that there should be an end of the controversy so far as the facts are concerned. (Parmly v. Farrar, 204 Ill. 38, and cases there cited).
The contention of the plaintiff in error is that the declaration, filed on April 7, 1893, did not state…
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