Legal Opinion

Stanberry v. Moore

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided September 15, 1870PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Tazewell county; the Hon. Charles Turner, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thornton

There have been three verdicts in this case, and, if we could 'find any evidence to sustain the judgment appealed from, we should be reluctant to disturb it. The statute, which' provides that no more than two new trials shall be granted in the same case, has special application to suits in the circuit court. In Wolbrecht v. Baumgarten, 26 Ill. 291, this court held, that there might be a case where a third verdict might be set aside by this court, where there was no evidence to support it, or for gross misdirection of the court as to the law. In this regard our power is not restricted by any…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Wolbrecht v. BaumgartenIllinois Supreme Court · 1861

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Norkevich v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1931
  2. Columbus Street Railway Co. v. PaceOhio Supreme Court · 1903
  3. Atchison, T. & S. F. R. R. v. AlsdurfAppellate Court of Illinois · 1896
  4. Garrity v. WilcoxIllinois Supreme Court · 1876
  5. Wisconsin Central Railroad v. WieczorekAppellate Court of Illinois · 1893

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