Forbes v. Balenseifer
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Marshall county; the Hon. John Burns, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Walker
Appellant brought an action of trespass, before a justice of the peace, against appellee, to recover for injury to and destruction of his corn by appellee’s hogs and cattle. A trial was had before the justice, when appellant recovered a judgment for $150 and costs. The case was removed by appeal to the circuit court, where another trial was had by the court and a jury, which resulted in a verdict and judgment in favor of the defendant, and plaintiff brings the case by appeal to this court.
It appears that the owners of four several tracts of adjoining lands, some three or four years previous…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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