William M. Ross & Co. v. Innis
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Superior Court of Chicago. This was an action on the case instituted in the court below by Adam G-. Innis against William M. Ross and John H. Ross, who composed the firm of Wm. M. Ross & Co., trading and doing business in the city of Chicago. The ground of the action was the alleged malicious prosecution of the plaintiff by the defendants, upon a charge of embezzlement, upon which he was examined and acquitted.
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Appeal from the Superior Court of Chicago. This was an action on the case instituted in the court below by Adam G-. Innis against William M. Ross and John H. Ross, who composed the firm of Wm. M. Ross & Co., trading and doing business in the city of Chicago. The ground of the action was the alleged malicious prosecution of the plaintiff by the defendants, upon a charge of embezzlement, upon which he was examined and acquitted. This was the third trial before a jury, all resulting in verdicts for the plaintiff for heavy damages. The first verdict was set aside in the court below; the judgment…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Breese
This was an action on the case for malicious prosecution brought in the Superior Court of the city of Chicago by A. G. Innis against William M. and John H. Boss, composing the mercantile firm of Wm. M. Boss & Co., doing business in that city. The case has been three times tried by juries, and three verdicts obtained by the plaintiff with heavy damages. The first verdict was set aside by the court in which it was rendered, the judgment on the second was reversed by this court and the cause remanded. The result of the remand was another trial and a verdict for plaintiff for ten thousand dollars…
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