Culliner v. Nash
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Mason county; the Hon. Lyman Lacey, Judge, presiding. This was an action of assumpsit, brought by John H. Nash against Dennis Culliner, upon a promissory note. The plaintiff recovered judgment, and the defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scholfield
The questions discussed by appellant depend entirely upon what the evidence was in the court below. It has been many times declared by this court, that where the bill of exceptions fails to state that it contains all the evidence, we will not examine to see whether that which appears in the record does sustain the verdict. The bill of exceptions in this record fails to state that it contains all the evidence given on the trial. There is a certificate to that effect, signed by one Watson, who styles himself “reporter.” We are aware of no law authorizing such a certificate to be accepted by us,…
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