Shook v. Majestic Coal & Coke Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in case for death caused by alleged wrongful - act. Error to the Circuit Court of Perry county; the Hon. W. E. Hadley, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the March t^rm, 1911. Certiorari denied by Supreme Court (making opinion final).
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McBride
This suit was commenced by the plaintiff in error against the defendant in error in the Circuit Court of Perry county, Illinois, and disposed of at the November term, 1910, of said court. A trial was had before a jury, evidence heard on behalf of plaintiff and at the close of plaintiff’s testimony the court directed the jury to find the defendant not guilty, and a verdict was rendered accordingly. Motion for a new trial made by plaintiff and overruled and the, cause is brought to this court upon a writ of error.
It appears from the record in this case that on January 22, 1909, and prior…
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