Legal Opinion
Vrchotka v. Rothschild
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided February 21, 1902PublishedCited by 2 opinions
Trespass, for false imprisonment. Error to the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Theodore Brentano, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Freeman
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is a suit for false imprisonment. At the close of the plaintiff’s case the court instructed the jury to find the defendants not guilty. From the judgment rendered in favor of the defendants this appeal is prosecuted.
The facts upon which the action is based are substantially as follows: The plaintiff, a midwife by occupation, a married woman of Bohemian birth, speaking Bohemian and German, but very little English, about noon of July 15, 1898, went to “Rothschild’s” with the intention of there making a purchase. Before…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Scammon v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1861
- Springfield Engine & Threshing Co. v. GreenAppellate Court of Illinois · 1887
3Cited by2 opinions
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