Ashley Wire Co. v. Mercier
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Appellate Court for the Second District;—heard in that court on writ of error to the Circuit Court of Will county; the Hon. Charles Blanchard, Judge, presiding. This is a writ of error brought by the Ashley Wire Company to reverse a judgment of the Appellate Court affirming a judgment of the circuit court of Will county for í¡17000, recovered by defendant in error, Frank Mercier,. against said company for a personal injury.
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Writ of Error to the Appellate Court for the Second District;—heard in that court on writ of error to the Circuit Court of Will county; the Hon. Charles Blanchard, Judge, presiding. This is a writ of error brought by the Ashley Wire Company to reverse a judgment of the Appellate Court affirming a judgment of the circuit court of Will county for í¡17000, recovered by defendant in error, Frank Mercier,. against said company for a personal injury. The following statement of the facts is taken from the opinion of the Appellate Court, and is sustained by the record: The Ashley Wire Company “was…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carter
Plaintiff in error contends that the trial court erred in refusing its motion to instruct the jury that the evidence was not sufficient to support a verdict for the plaintiff, and to find their verdict for the defendant. It is clear, from the evidence, that such an instruction would have been erroneous. The record contains sufficient evidence tending to prove the negligence of plaintiff in error, the Ashley Wire Company, as alleged in the declaration, to support the verdict. It is unnecessary to repeat the rule on that question here. Reference may be had, among others, to the following cases:…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Chicago & Northwestern Railroad v. MorandaIllinois Supreme Court · 1879
- Simmons v. Chicago & Tomah RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1884
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