Davis v. Meskimen
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Lawrence County; the Hon. Enoch E. Newlin, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the February term, 1900.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
2Per curiam
Counsel for appellee" insists that this case be affirmed for failure on the part of appellant to comply with Rule No. 23, requiring a complete abstract or abridgment of the "record. The point is well made, the abstract failing entirely to comply with the requirements of the rules. An index is not an abstract. Nineteen instructions were asked by the respective parties. Some were given, some refused, and some modified, and exceptions accordingly taken and discussed in counsel’s brief. But three instructions appear in the abstract. The court will not look into the record for instructions…
3Cases cited3 opinions
- Gibler v. City of MattoonIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
- Parry v. ArnoldAppellate Court of Illinois · 1889
- Mahon v. GaitherAppellate Court of Illinois · 1897