Conant v. Griffin
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Lee county; the Hon. W. W. Heaton, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Breese
This was an action of trespass, in the Lee Circuit Court, brought by Albert Griffin, administrator on the estate of William Barber, deceased, against Elihu C. Conant and William A. Conant, for an assault upon deceased with a pistol, resulting in his death. The action was brought under the act of 1853, on the allegation that deceased left a widow and infant son, his next of kin, to whom the damages, if any were recovered, could be distributed.
The plea was the general issue, with a notice of justification.
A jury found for the plaintiff, and assessed the damages at five thousand dollars. A…
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