Legal Opinion

Haskell v. Perkins

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided October 20, 1911No. Gen. No. 15,830PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Error to the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. Stephen A. Foster, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1909.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Smith

The principal contentions of the plaintiff based on errors assigned are: First, that the court erred in refusing to admit the charges and specifications prepared and filed by the defendant, and that such charges were false and the defendant knew they were false at the time he prepared and filed them, and that he was actuated by malice in preparing and filing the charges. Second, that the court erred in restricting the cross-examination of the defendant. Third, that the court erred in directing a verdict for the defendant.

The record shows without controversy that the specifications of charges…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Spalding v. VilasSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  2. McDavitt v. BoyerIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
  3. Beenan v. People ex rel. KrausIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
  4. Railroad v. DelaneyTennessee Supreme Court · 1899
  5. Heller v. HowardAppellate Court of Illinois · 1882

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Blair v. WalkerIllinois Supreme Court · 1976
  2. Judge v. Rockford Memorial HospitalAppellate Court of Illinois · 1958
  3. Ginsburg v. BlackCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1951
  4. Chaloupka v. LacinaAppellate Court of Illinois · 1939
  5. Donner v. FrancisAppellate Court of Illinois · 1930

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