City of Salem v. Webster
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case, for personal injuries. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Marion County; the Hon. William Farmer, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the August term, 1900.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Creighton
delivered the opinion of the court.
This was an action in case by appellee against appellant, in the Circuit Court of Marion County, to recover damages for a personal injury. Trial was by jury. Verdict and judgment in favor of appellee for $3,000.
One óf the errors assigned by counsel for appellant is the refusal of the trial judge, upon appellant’s motion at the close of all the evidence, to instruct the jury to find appellant not guilty. This brings us at once to an examination and consideration of the declaration and all the evidence in the case.
The declaration…
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