Masterson v. Furman
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in Case, for false imprisonment. Trial in the Circuit Court of Cook County: the Hon. John Gibbons, Judge, presiding. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff; appeal by defendant. Heard in this court at the October term, 1898.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sears
This is an action for false imprisonment. The appellee, who sued by next friend, was twelve years of age when the injury was done which is the basis of the suit. Upon trial the jury found the defendant, appellant, guilty, and assessed the plaintiff’s, appellee’s, damages at $400. Judgment was rendered upon the verdict.
It is now urged by appellant, first, that the verdict is excessive in amount, and secondly, that the instructions are erroneous, in that they submitted questions of law to the determination of the jury.
If we were at liberty to dispose of the case upon a decision of these…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Miller v. JenkinsIllinois Supreme Court · 1867
- Widows & Orphans' Beneficiary Ass'n v. PowersAppellate Court of Illinois · 1889
- Chicago & W. I. R. R. v. DeMarkoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1894
- Cline v. Toledo, St. Louis & Kansas City RailroadAppellate Court of Illinois · 1891
- City of Sterling v. GroveAppellate Court of Illinois · 1894