Spolek Denni Hlasatel v. Hoffman
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Branch Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Axel Chytratjs, Judge, presiding. This is an action for libel, begun on June 30, 1899, in the superior court of Cook county by appellee against appellant.
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Appeal from the Branch Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Axel Chytratjs, Judge, presiding. This is an action for libel, begun on June 30, 1899, in the superior court of Cook county by appellee against appellant. The trial was before the court and a jury, and resulted in a verdict and judgment in favor of appellee for $1800.00. This judgment has been affirmed by the Appellate Court, and the present appeal is prosecuted from such judgment of affirmance. In May, 1899, appellee, the wife of one Vaclav Hofiman,…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Magruder
Various errors were assigned upon the record in this case when the case was before the Appellate Court; but counsel for appellant announce in their brief that the only question, now desired to be presented to this court, is whether the rulings of the trial court upon the questions asked of the witness Novak, and upon the offer made in regard to what was expected to be proven by .that witness, were correct or not.
It is stated by counsel for appellant that the purpose of the. evidence offered by it, which the court rejected, was to show that the libel was not a mere invention of appellant, but…
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