Evanston v. Gunn
Supreme Court of the United States
Error to the Circuit Court of the United States .for the Northern District of Illinois. 'This was an action of trespass on the case brought by Jessie Gunn against the village of Evanston, 111., to recover damages which she had sustained April 22,1873, by reason of the alleged neglect of duty on the part of the defendant.
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Error to the Circuit Court of the United States .for the Northern District of Illinois. 'This was an action of trespass on the case brought by Jessie Gunn against the village of Evanston, 111., to recover damages which she had sustained April 22,1873, by reason of the alleged neglect of duty on the part of the defendant. The old town of Evanston was in 1863 incorporated under the General Laws of 1845, and the defendant, its successor, became incorporated as a municipal corporation, and assumed its present name, Oct. 15, 1872, under an act of the General Assembljr, entitled “ An Act to provide…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Strong
The admission in evidence of a record kept by a person employed by the United States Signal Service at Chicago was objected to at the trial, not because it had not been properly made, identified, and proved, but for the alleged reason that “ there was no law authorizing such records to be used in evidence, and because it was not competent testimony.” The defendants having thus specified their objection, it must be considered that all others were waived, or that there was no ground upon which others could stand. Berks & Dauphin Turnpike Co. v. Myers, 6 Serg. & R. (Pa.) 12; Chicago & Alton…
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