People's Building & Loan Ass'n v. McElroy
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass, for breaking and entering appellee’s dwelling. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Theodore Brentano, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Freeman
delivered the opinion of the court.
This was trespass against appellant and others for breaking and entering appellee’s dwelling. The verdict was: “We, the jury, find the defendant People’s Building and Loan Association, guilty, and assess the plaintiff’s damages at the sum of $500, as punitive or exemplary damages; and that John Held is assessed the sum of $37 for actual damages to property. We further find the defendant M. B. McCoy not guilty.”
On motion for a new trial the appellee dismissed the suit as to McCoy and Held, and remitted $150 from the amount of the…
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