Lanan v. Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit, on a guaranty. Appeal from the County Court of Cook County; the Hon. Charles H. Donnelly, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1895.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Waterman
We regret that we are unable to say that the evidence in this case was so clear that the court might properly have instructed the jury to find for the plaintiff the amount recovered by him, in which case appellant would have had no right to address the jury. As it was, the right of appellant's counsel to, for a reasonable time, argue his cause to the jury, was absolute. Carpenter v. First Nat’l Bank, 19 Ill. App. 549; Zweetush v. Lowry, 57 Ill. App. 106; Hettinger v. Beiler, 54 Ill. App. 320.
Because appellant’s counsel was not permitted to make any argument to the jury, the judgment of the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Carpenter v. First National BankAppellate Court of Illinois · 1886
- Hettinger v. BeilerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1894
- Zweitusch v. LowyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1894
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