Bull v. Griswold
Illinois Supreme Court
APPEAL EROM WINNEBAGO COUNTY COURT. This was an action for trespasses to real estate of appellee, with counts, for cutting and carrying away unthreshed wheat. The cause was tried at June term, 1857. ' Verdict for appellee in $760. Motion for new trial heard and denied; The facts, necessary to a full understanding of this case, will be found sufficiently stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Catón, C. J.
We do not feel called upon to review the evidence in this case for the purpose of showing that the jury were warranted in finding the facts as they did. It is sufficient to say, that we do not feel authorized to disturb the verdict on that account. There was one question put by the defendant to the witness, Judd, which, we think, might properly have been answered ; but the facts sought to be established by the question were, in a much more satisfactory manner, shown by the same and other witnesses in answer to other questions. The question was this: “ What was it worth to cut,…
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