Legal Opinion

City Electric Railway v. Jones

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided March 30, 1896PublishedCited by 23 opinions

Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Third District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Macon county; the Hon. Edward P. Vail, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cartwright

Appellee recovered a judgment against appellant, which has been affirmed by the Appellate Court.

But one alleged error is presented to this court for consideration, and that consists in the giving, at plaintiff’s instance, of instruction No. 5. All that appears in the abstract concerning the instruction is the following: “R. 515-519.—Instructions for plaintiffs. R. 521-525.—Instructions to jury on part of defendant. R. 526-529.—Instructions on the part of defendant refused by the court.” Everything on which error is assigned must appear in the abstract, and since none of the instructions given…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. City of Roodhouse v. ChristianIllinois Supreme Court · 1895

3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Gibler v. City of MattoonIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
  2. Pease v. KendallIllinois Supreme Court · 1945
  3. Gage v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1904
  4. Shields v. BrownAppellate Court of Illinois · 1896
  5. Amundson Printing Co. v. Empire Paper Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1899

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