Legal Opinion

Griffith v. Parks

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided November 11, 1911Published

Action in case. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Effingham county; the Hon. J. C. McBride, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1910.

1Per curiam

It is first argued by appellants that the evidence in this record does not sustain the verdict and judgment; that there is no evidence to show that appellants, Parks and Thomas, had any understanding or agreement with either Charles W. Witwer or his brother, Henry, that Thomas was to show appellee a different piece of land from that that was to be traded to appellee; and therefore a verdict should have been directed for appellants. We have examined the evidence in the record carefully and find that the evidence and the circumstances as testified to by appellee and his witnesses tend strongly…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Linington v. StrongIllinois Supreme Court · 1883
  2. Leonard v. SpringerIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
  3. Chappell v. McKnightIllinois Supreme Court · 1884
  4. Hauk v. BrownellIllinois Supreme Court · 1887
  5. Calkins v. WorthAppellate Court of Illinois · 1905

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