Mamer v. Lussem
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. John G. Rogers, Judge, presiding. This was an action of trespass quare clausum fregit, by the appellee against the appellant.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. John G. Rogers, Judge, presiding. This was an action of trespass quare clausum fregit, by the appellee against the appellant. The first count of the plaintiff’s declaration alleged, in substance, that the plaintiff, at the time, etc., was and still is lawfully possessed of a certain close in the city of Chicago, Cook county, Illinois, with a building thereon situated, which building the plaintiff occupied as a dwelling, and carried on therein his trade or business of manufacturing cigars; that defendant was possessed of a certain other…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McAllister
This was trespass qiiare clausum, brought in the Cook county circuit court, by appellee against appellant. Plea, not guilty. There was a trial before the court and a jury at the May term, 1872, and verdict and judgment against appellant. The evidence and rulings of the court were preserved by bill of exceptions, and the case brought to this court, where the following errors are assigned and relied upon: (1.) The verdict is against the weight of the evidence. (2.) The court admitted the declarations of defendant’s sons in evidence. (3.) The ■instructions asked on behalf of defendant were…
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