Tobin v. Friedman Manufacturing Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case, for personal injuries. Error to the Superior-Court of Cook County; the Hon. Henry V. Freeman, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Shepard
delivered the opinion of the Court.
The trial court, at the conclusion of plaintiff’s case, instructed the jury to return a verdict for the defendant, and judgment was entered upon such verdict.
The only question before us, therefore, is, was there sufficient evidence, with all inferences that the jury could justifiably draw from it, to support a verdict if one had been returned for the plaintiff. Simmons v. Chicago and Tomah R. R. Co., 110 Ill. 340; Frazer v. Howe, 106 Ill. 573.
The personal injury for which plaintiff sought a recovery was sustained while he was a…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Simmons v. Chicago & Tomah RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1884
- Pennsylvania Co. v. LynchIllinois Supreme Court · 1878
3Cited by1 opinion
- Middendorf v. SchulzeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1902