Benson v. Fitzgerald
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. John Gibbons, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Freeman
In this action appellee recovered damages for assault. The issues were submitted to a jury, who returned a verdict of $500 against appellant, and judgment was entered accordingly. Appellant urges that the verdict and judgment are against the evidence and that the damages are excessive.
Appellee has moved to strike the bill of exceptions from the record, upon the ground that it was not filed within the time allowed by the Circuit Court. It appears that defendant, appellant herein, prayed an appeal, which was allowed “upon filing herein an appeal bond in the penal sum of seven hundred and fifty…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Hill v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1905
- Hall v. Royal Neighbors of AmericaIllinois Supreme Court · 1907
- Lederbrand v. PickrellIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
- Porter v. People ex rel. GreeleyIllinois Supreme Court · 1899
- Berz v. MecartneyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1904
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