McDavitt v. Boyer
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action for Slander.—Trial in the Circuit Court of Edgar County; the Hon. Frank K. Dunne, Judge, presiding. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff; appeal by defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Burroughs
delivered the opinion of the court.
This was an action on the case for slander, by the appellee against appellant, tried by jury in the Circuit Court of Edgar County, resultingin a verdict and judgment for $800. The appellant prosecutes an appeal to this court, and urges us to reverse that judgment for the following reasons: That the court improperly refused to allow his motion to strike the amended declaration from the files; that the verdict is contrary to the evidence, and that the damages are excessive. This case was before us at a former term (67 Ill. App.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Illinois Central Railroad v. O'KeefeIllinois Supreme Court · 1895
- McDavitt v. BoyerIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
- East St. Louis Electric Street Railroad v. CauleyIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
- Superior Lumber Co. v. TracyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1898
- Harman v. BrighamAppellate Court of Illinois · 1898
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