Elder v. Bennett
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case, for slander. Trial in the Circuit Court of Vermilion County; the Hon. Ferdinand Bookwalter, Judge, presiding. Verdict and judgment for defendant. Appeal by plaintiff.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justioe Burroughs
delivered the opinion of the court.
This was a suit by the appellant to recover from the appellee damages for an alleged slander, commenced and prosecuted to judgment in the Circuit Court of Vermilion County. The trial was by jury and resulted in a verdict and judgment against the appellant from which she appeals to this court. The grounds urged by appellant in this court why the judgment should be reversed are, (1) that the Circuit Court erred in ruling on the evidence; (2) that the verdict is contrary to the evidence; and (3) that the Circuit Court gave improper…
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