Mitchell v. Town of Fond du Lac

Citations

• 61 Ill. 174

Syllabus

<p>1. Instructions—must be applicable to the case. Although instructions may contain correct legal propositions, still it is not error to refuse them if they are not applicable to the case.</p> <p>2. Same—containing legal propositions. It is error to give instructions to the jury which require tiie jury to find and determine legal propositions. The court should direct the jury what the law is on the facts the evidence tends ■ to prove, or instruct them as to what the law is if they find the facts to be true; or what facts must be proved before the plaintiff can recover.</p>