Regan v. McCarthy
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action on the case for personal injuries. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Frederick A. Smith, Judge, presiding. Statement by the Court. This is an appeal from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Cook county in favor of the defendants below (the appellees here) against the plaintiff (the appellant here) for costs. The judgment was on the verdict of a jury in favor of defendants.
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Action on the case for personal injuries. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Frederick A. Smith, Judge, presiding. Statement by the Court. This is an appeal from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Cook county in favor of the defendants below (the appellees here) against the plaintiff (the appellant here) for costs. The judgment was on the verdict of a jury in favor of defendants. There were in the declaration, on which the cause was finally tried and the verdict rendered, three counts, a fourth count having been withdrawn on the trial. The trial court instructed the jury…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brown
delivered the opinion of the court..
Counsel for appellees insist urgently that there is nothing for this court to consider in this appeal. They say that the bill of exceptions does not purport to contain all the evidence; that all the instructions complained of but one require for their consideration that the evidence should be weighed, and that consequently in the absence of all the evidence they cannot be held erroneous.
We do not agree with these premises, and consequently cannot assent to the conclusion. It seems to us that counsel for appellant took the proper course, and pursued the best…
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