Legal Opinion

Wilmerton v. Sample

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided December 11, 1890PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Mercer County; the lion. Arthur A. Smith, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtC. B. Smith, P. J.

This was an action on the case. The declaration contains seven counts. The first charges appellant with assaulting and beating appellee. The second with assaulting appellee, and taking him before a justice and imprisoning him without probable cause. The third with committing a trespass upon appellee’s house and destroying doors and windows. The fourth with trespassing on the land of appellee and destroying grass, corn, etc.; and the fifth with destroying appellee’s trees. We do not understand that any serious effort is made to sustain this judgment under any of the first five counts, and even…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Corbley v. WilsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1874
  2. Anderson v. FriendIllinois Supreme Court · 1877
  3. Murray v. BeckwithIllinois Supreme Court · 1875
  4. Comisky v. BreenAppellate Court of Illinois · 1880

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Griswold v. HorneArizona Supreme Court · 1917
  2. Nelson v. Chicago City Railway Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1911
  3. Wilmerton v. SampleAppellate Court of Illinois · 1891

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