Legal Opinion

Pointon v. St. Louis, A. & T. H. R. R. Co.

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided September 8, 1900PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Trespass oil the Case, for personal injuries. Error to the Circuit Court of St. Clair Comity; the Hon. Alonzo S. Wildebman, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the February term, 1900.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Worthington

Defendant in error asks that the judgment be affirmed upon the ground that the bill of exceptions nowhere states that it contains all the evidence.

The only statements in the bill of exceptions referring to the evidence are immediately preceding the testimony, and are as follows : “ Be it remembered that on the trial of this case, at this term, the plaintiff, to sustain the issues on his part, introduced the following evidence, that is to say; ” and at the close of the evidence the statement “ the plaintiff rested.”

These statements are not sufficient to show that the bill of exceptions…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad v. GearyIllinois Supreme Court · 1884
  2. Culliner v. NashIllinois Supreme Court · 1875
  3. First National Bank of Michigan City v. HaskellAppellate Court of Illinois · 1887

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Continental Casualty Co. v. MaxwellAppellate Court of Illinois · 1906
  2. Young v. City of FairfieldAppellate Court of Illinois · 1912

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