Davenport & Cox v. Ryan
Citations
- 81 Ill. 218
Syllabus
<p>1. Witness—husband for wife. In an action by a wife to recover damages for injury sustained by her from the sale of intoxicating liquor to her husband, the latter is a competent witness for her.</p> <p>3. Error, will not always reverse. Where the court directs llie jury that exemplary damages may be allowed in addition to the actual damages proved, even if improper, as being in a case where exemplary damages are not allowed, yet if it clearly appears that the verdict is for less than the actual damages, the judgment will not be reversed.</p>
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- acknowledging “the general rule”: “In every case, where a statute enacts, or prohibits a thing for the benefit of a person, he shall have a remedy upon the same statute for the thing enacted for his advantage, or for the recompense of the wrong done to him contrary to said law.”
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Judges: Breese
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