Dallemand v. Saalfeldt
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case. Death from negligent act. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Jonas Hutchinson, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Adams
Appellee recovered judgment against appellants in the trial court for negligence alleged to have caused the death of his intestate, David Saalfeldt.
At the conclusion of the appellee’s evidence, appellants, by their attorney, moved the court to direct a verdict for the defendants on the ground that the evidence did not support the declaration, and requested the court to give to the jury the following instruction: “The jury are instructed that the plaintiff has not proven his case, as alleged in the declaration, and you are therefore instructed to find the defendants not guilty.” The court…
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