Eck v. Hocker

This was a suit by the appellee against the appellant, which was tried by jury in the Circuit Court of Sangamon County, and resulted in a verdict and judgment against the appellant for $30.94, from which the appellant prosecutes an appeal to this court.

The appellant claims that the Circuit Court gave the jury, at the request of the appellee, improper instructions, and refused a proper instruction requested' by the appellant; also that the verdict and judgment are contrary to the evidence.

The evidence in the record shows that in March, 1896, the farm on which the appellee resides was conveyed…