Chicago City Railway Co. v. Tuohy
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Branch Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Abner Smith, Judge, presiding. This is an action on the case, begun on February 24, 1896, by the appellee against the appellant company to recover damages for a personal injury. The trial in the circuit court resulted in verdict and judgment in favor of appellee. This judgement has been affirmed by the Appellate Court.
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Appeal from the Branch Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Abner Smith, Judge, presiding. This is an action on the case, begun on February 24, 1896, by the appellee against the appellant company to recover damages for a personal injury. The trial in the circuit court resulted in verdict and judgment in favor of appellee. This judgement has been affirmed by the Appellate Court. The present appeal is prosecuted from such judgment of affirmance. The appellee, a boy between five and six years of age, was on April…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Magruder
First—At the close of the evidence of appellee, the plaintiff below, the appellant, defendant below, asked the court to give the jury a written instruction to return a verdict of not guilty. This instruction was refused, and exception was taken to such refusal. At the close of all the testimony in the case, the defendant below again presented to the court a written instruction directing the jury to return a verdict of not guilty, and asked the court to give such instruction. The court refused to do so, and exception was taken to such refusal. The question is thus raised whether or not the…
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