F. J. Dewes Brewery Co. v. Kerwin
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case, upon promises. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Charles G-. Neely, Judge presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the March term, 1902.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Burke
The trial of this case resulted in a verdict for appellee in the sum of $734 Upon any theory of the evidence, the amount of the verdict can not be explained and there was no evidence to warrant or. justify a compromise. The rebate claimed by appellee was $1 per barrel on 1,720 barrels, amounting to $1,720, and the balance due appellant as shown by the undisputed book account was $809.46, which sum subtracted from $1,720, would leave due appellee the difference, $910.54. The verdict of the jury, however, was $176.54 less than the amount due appellee, according to all the testimony of the case,…
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- Weigle v. BrautigamAppellate Court of Illinois · 1898
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