Legal Opinion

Murray v. Werner

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided May 11, 1915No. Gen. No. 19,688Published

Error to the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Joseph H. Fitch, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1913.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Smith

An action was brought in the Superior Court of Coolc county against Stella Werner and Charles A. Werner, defendants, by Julia A. Murray for false imprisonment on September 3, 1909. The case went to trial upon a general issue filed by each of the defendants below, resulting in a general verdict finding the defendants guilty and assessing the plaintiff’s damages in the sum of fifteen hundred dollars. Two special findings were also returned by the jury. This writ of error is prosecuted by Charles A. Werner to reverse the judgment.

Plaintiff below, Julia A. Murray, a woman of about forty-eight…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co. v. PrenticeSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
  2. Pardridge v. BradyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1881
  3. Titcomb v. JamesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1895
  4. Douglas v. HoffmanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1897
  5. Wanner v. WintersAppellate Court of Illinois · 1889

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