Shadbolt & Boyd v. Findeisen
Appellate Court of Illinois
Debt, on a foreign judgment. Error to the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Abner Smith, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the March term, 1899,
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shepard
This was., a suit brought by plaintiffs in error on an Iowa judgment in their favor against the defendant in error. The recovery below was for only a nominal sum and costs.
Much complaint is made because the Circuit Court denied the plaintiffs the right to open and close the arguments to the jury. The general rule is that the party holding the affirmative of the issue, has the right not only to open and close the evidence but the arguments to the jury also, and the right is regarded as a substantial one and should always be treated as such. Elliott’s General Practice, Sec. 533, et seq.; Harvey…
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