Legal Opinion

Prante v. Hartman

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided March 13, 1912No. Gen. No. 5582Published

Action commenced before justice of the peace. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Stephenson county; the Hon. Richard S. Farrand, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Willis

August Prante sued John J. Hartman before a justice of the peace of Stephenson county to recover for wages of his minor son, a set of horse shoes and the use of a horse. Hartman pleaded a set-off based on a charge for the care and keep of Prante’s stallion. Prante obtained a verdict and a judgment, from which Hartman appealed to the Circuit Court of said county. On a trial there the jury found the issues for Hartman on the plea of set-off and assessed his damages at $7. Judgment was entered on the verdict and Prante prosecutes this appeal.

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2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Illinois Iron & Metal Co. v. WeberIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
  2. Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railway Co. v. RectorIllinois Supreme Court · 1882
  3. Calef v. ThomasIllinois Supreme Court · 1876
  4. George H. Hess Co. v. DawsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
  5. Chicago Packing & Provision Co. v. TiltonIllinois Supreme Court · 1877

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