Legal Opinion
Schofield v. Baldwin
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided July 2, 1902PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Trespass on the Case, for slander. Error to the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Marcus Kavanagh, Judge presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Waterman
This was an action of case to recover for alleged slander. The bill of exceptions contains the following:
“ March 14, 1900.
This cause came on for hearing on the above date, a jury was impaneled and the plaintiff’s counsel made his opening statement to the jury. Thereupon the defendant’s counsel made his opening statement to the jury. Whereupon the plaintiff introduced his evidence, which tended to sustain his declaration, and which was to the effect that the defendant had, in June, 1898, in the presence and hearing of a third party, used the language of and concerning the plaintiff as alleged…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Gilmer v. EubankIllinois Supreme Court · 1851
3Cited by3 opinions
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- Moore v. MaxeyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1910