Lonergan v. Stewart

This was an action of trover, originally commenced before a justice of the peace of Will county, and a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff. On aj>peal by the defendant to the circuit court, and on trial there by jury, there was a verdict for the defendant, and judgment rendered thereon.

To reverse this judgment the plaintiff appeals, and assigns several errors, all of which may fairly be embraced in one, and that is, the exclusion of the evidence offered by appellant.

To determine the propriety of this ruling of the court, a brief statement of the facts is necessary.

It appears that, in the…