Chapman v. Roggenkamp
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Harry C. Moran, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1911.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gridley
It is contended by counsel for defendant that the evidence does not establish that plaintiff’s illness and sufferings were caused by the peas. This was a question for the jury under all the facts and circumstances in evidence. From the verdict it is evident that the jury believed that plaintiff’s illness was caused by her eating the peas in question and, in our opinion,.the verdict is amply supported by the evidence.
It is also contended by counsel that, in a sale of canned provisions by a retail dealer directly to a consumer, where the dealer purchased the same from a wholesaler or packer and…
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