Mayer v. Miller
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Charles H. Bowles, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1918. Certiorari denied by Supreme Court (making opinion final).
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holdom
This is an appeal by defendants from a judgment against them for $1,003 in favor of plaintiff in an action in trover. Plaintiff suggests that the -judgment be affirmed for the violation by defendants of rule 19 of this court, which rule is grossly violated by the insertion in the brief of page after page of testimony in the form of questions and answers. We would be justified in penalizing defendants by affirming the judgment for the infraction by their counsel of this rule.
Plaintiff stored certain household goods in the warehouse of defendants and took their receipt therefor in the usual…
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