Cochran v. Ammon
Illinois Supreme Court
This cause was tried before Leland, Judge, and a jury, at October term, 1854. Verdict and judgment for the plaintiffs in the Circuit Court. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court.
1Opinion of the CourtSkinner, J.
This was an action of trespass, brought in the Marshall circuit court, by Ammon and wife, against Cochran and three others, for an assault and battery upon Ammon’s wife. The cause was tried by jury.
The jury found Cochran guilty, and assessed the plaintiffs’ damages at $475, and found the other defendants not guilty.
Cochran moved for a new trial upon the grounds, that the court allowed evidence of the pecuniary circumstances of the plaintiffs to go to the jury; that Cochran was deprived of the evidence of his co-defendants, and of newly discovered evidence.
The court overruled the motion, and…
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