Bacon v. Reichelt
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Oscar E. Heard, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1914.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McGoorty
We are of the opinion that the verdict in this case is against the manifest weight of the evidence. Following defendant’s confession to plaintiff that he wrongfully took $640 of plaintiff’s money, defendant was convicted in the Criminal Court of Cook county of embezzling money from plaintiff, and sentenced to the penitentiary. Defendant’s testimony that plaintiff increased defendant’s salary from $1,800 to $5,000 a year is unsupported by any other direct evidence. Although defendant testified that owing to plaintiff’s poor financial condition he waited for several years before demanding or…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- First National Bank of El Paso v. MillerIllinois Supreme Court · 1908
- Devine v. Chicago City Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1908
- Murry Nelson & Co. v. LeiterAppellate Court of Illinois · 1901