West Chicago Street Railroad v. Groshon

Me. Justice Gaby,

opinion on petition foe rehearing.

There is a serious side to this petition that deserves impartial consideration. It is true that at the instance of the appellant the court did in other instructions tell the jury that to recover, the appellee “must prove his case as is alleged in the declaration, ” and that the court need not repeat “ the same principle of law.” But it is a part of the rule that the principle should have been “ once fairly and intelligibly ” stated to the jury—not “ intelligently ” as the petition quotes from May v. Tallman, 20 Ill. 443. Double-entry…