Rockford Insurance v. Nelson
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Rock Island county; the Hon. George W. Pleasants, Judge, presiding. This was an action of assumpsit, brought by Sarah Nelson against the Rockford Insurance Company, in the circuit court of Mercer county. The judgment on the first trial was reversed by this court, on the ground that the recovery by the plaintiff was too large.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Rock Island county; the Hon. George W. Pleasants, Judge, presiding. This was an action of assumpsit, brought by Sarah Nelson against the Rockford Insurance Company, in the circuit court of Mercer county. The judgment on the first trial was reversed by this court, on the ground that the recovery by the plaintiff was too large. The case is reported in 65 Ill. 415. After the case was remanded, the defendant applied for and obtained a change of venue, and the cause was sent to the circuit court of Rock Island county, where a trial was had, resulting in a verdict…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Breese
This was assumpsit, in the Hercer circuit court, on a policy of insurance, and an appeal by the insurance company. The plaintiff recovered as for a total loss.
This is the second appearance of this cause in this court. On the first, the judgment, in favor of the plaintiff, was reversed on the ground the damages were too large.
The cause was duly remanded, and the remanding order filed in the Hercer circuit court on the 28th February, 1873. On the 24th Harch, 1873, at the Harch term, defendant applied for a change of venue, and on the 25th an order was entered, changing the venue to the county…
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