Sievert v. Illinois Furniture Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from, tbe Circuit Court of Cook county; tbe Hon. Lockwood Honoke, Judge, presiding. Heard in tbe Branch Appellate Court at tbe October term, 1910.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McSurely
This is an appeal from a judgment for the defendant in an action brought by Mrs. Johanna Sievert, hereinafter called plaintiff, for an assault alleged to have been committed upon her by the Illinois Furniture Co., hereinafter called defendant. The case was tried by a jury, and at the conclusion of the plaintiff’s evidence the court instructed the jury to find the defendant not guilty.
The point made by counsel for the defendant is that the court properly directed the verdict, as there was no evidence connecting the defendant with the alleged assault. Examination of the record leads us to the…
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- Schmidt v. ShaverIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
- Singer Manufacturing Co. v. HoldfodtIllinois Supreme Court · 1877
- Haggerty v. PotterAppellate Court of Illinois · 1903
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