Bank of Minneapolis v. Griffin
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit _ Court of Cook county; the Hon. Francis Adams, Judge, presiding. The action was attachment brought in the circuit court of Cook county by the appellee, against the appellant bank. The declaration was in assumpsit, and contained one special and two common counts.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit _ Court of Cook county; the Hon. Francis Adams, Judge, presiding. The action was attachment brought in the circuit court of Cook county by the appellee, against the appellant bank. The declaration was in assumpsit, and contained one special and two common counts. The averments of the special count are, in substance, that on May 1, 1894, at the city of Minneapolis, Minnesota, the defendant offered and agreed to pay §500 to any person who would furnish the defendant any information leading to…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Boggs
It is assigned for error the circuit court erred in its rulings regarding the admissibility of evidence and in giving and refusing instructions. No reference is made in the brief to any ruling of the court as to the admissibility of evidence, and that assignment of error is deemed abandoned.
The only alleged error of the court in the matter of giving or refusing instructions, mentioned in the brief, is, that the court refused to give an instruction directing the jury to return a verdict for the appellant bank. In support of this complaint of the action of the court in refusing that instruction…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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