Kane v. Cicero & Proviso Electric Ry. Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case, for personal injuries. Error to the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Jesse Holdom, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Windes
delivered the opinion of the court.
The first question to be considered is, as to whether the plaintiff in error, by his evidence, made a case which should have been submitted to the jury.
“Motions to exclude the evidence from the jury, and motions to instruct the jury to find for the defendant, are in the nature of demurrers to evidence, * * * in that they admit not only all that the testimony of the plaintiff proves, but also all it tends to prove.” Bartelott v. International Bank, 119 Ill. 259.
To the same effect, in substance, are the following cases: Frazer v.…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Offutt v. World's Columbian ExpositionIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
- Frazer v. HoweIllinois Supreme Court · 1883
- Bartelott v. International BankIllinois Supreme Court · 1887
- North Chicago Street Railroad v. WilliamsIllinois Supreme Court · 1892
- Pennsylvania Co. v. ConlanIllinois Supreme Court · 1881
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