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United States v. 662.44 Acres of Land
District Court, E.D. Illinois
Decided July 27, 1942No. Civ. No. 493PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LINDLEY, District Judge.
On motion for new trial defendants Benjamin F. Austin and Rachel Austin .contend that the court erred in overruling a demand for a new venire; in refusing to permit evidence as to consideration paid for defendants’ leasehold; in failing to comment upon testimony of one Hager; in improperly instructing the jury in various respects and in ruling upon evidence, and asserts that the verdict is contrary to the evidence and the law.
A jury panel of forty-two was summoned to appear April 6, 1942, to try a calendar of causes including criminal and civil causes. No private civil…
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