Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. Krueger
Citations
- 124 Ill. 457
- 17 N.E. 52
- 1888 Ill. LEXIS 982
Syllabus
<p>1. Pbaotioe&emdash;directing what the verdict shall be. If there is evidence-tending to prove the cause of action alleged by the plaintiff, an instruction to find for the defendant is properly refused.</p> <p>2. Instbtjctions&emdash;long recital of facts. An instruction containing a. long recital of many facts which the evidence tends to prove, is faulty.</p> <p>3. Same&emdash;repeating. Where the instructions given for a party embody the same proposition, substantially, as others asked, there will be no error in refusing the latter.</p>
Judges: Sheldon
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