Illinois Central Railroad v. Louthan
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass, for assault and battery. Trial in the Circuit Court of Coles County; the Hon. Henry Van Seller, Judge, presiding. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff. Appeal by defendant. Heard in this court at the November term, 1898.
1Opinion of the Court
Mb. Presiding Justice Bubboughs
delivered the opinion of the court.
The appellee, as plaintiff, sued the appellant, as defendant, in the Circuit Court of Coles County, where at the first trial the jury failed to agree upon a verdict, and on the second trial by jury, a verdict was rendered for the plaintiff for §250 and judgment given him therefor.
The appellant brings the case to this court by appeal, and urges us to reverse that judgment on the grounds that the Circuit Court erred in its rulings on the evidence, its instructions to the jury, and in overruling the motion of the defendant for a…
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- Shelton v. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co.Ohio Supreme Court · 1876
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