{
  "id": 2553087,
  "name": "Elijah Jennings v. Reason Ingram",
  "name_abbreviation": "Jennings v. Ingram",
  "decision_date": "1903-10-12",
  "docket_number": "",
  "first_page": "261",
  "last_page": "261",
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      "cite": "111 Ill. App. 261"
    }
  ],
  "court": {
    "name_abbreviation": "Ill. App. Ct.",
    "id": 8837,
    "name": "Illinois Appellate Court"
  },
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    "id": 29,
    "name_long": "Illinois",
    "name": "Ill."
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  "provenance": {
    "date_added": "2019-08-29",
    "source": "Harvard",
    "batch": "2018"
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    "judges": [],
    "parties": [
      "Elijah Jennings v. Reason Ingram."
    ],
    "opinions": [
      {
        "text": "Mr. Justice Baume\ndelivered the opinion of the court.\nThis suit was instituted by appellee against appellant before a justice of the peace, to recover damages occasioned by hogs of appellant breaking into appellee\u2019s inclosure. The case was tried in the justice's court before a jury, who awarded appellee $179 damages, and on appellant\u2019s appeal to the Circuit Court, a verdict and judgment was there rendered against him for $100.\nAppellant and appellee are adjoining land owners. That appellant\u2019s hogs broke through the partition fence and did damage to the appellee, is practically conceded. Appelleetestified that the damage amounted to $100, and other of. appellee\u2019s witnesses fixed the amount of damage at from $10 to $60. Appellant offered no evidence as to amount of damages. That the jury assessed appellee\u2019s damages at the highest figure warranted by the evidence, it not appearing that such amount is excessive, does not authorize us to interpose in appellant\u2019s behalf.\nThere is no error in the record and the judgment will be affirmed.\nAffirmed.",
        "type": "majority",
        "author": "Mr. Justice Baume"
      }
    ],
    "attorneys": [
      "Van Sellar & Shepherd, for appellant.",
      "J. W. Howell, for appellee."
    ],
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    "head_matter": "Elijah Jennings v. Reason Ingram.\nI. Verdict\u2014when not disturbed. A verdict which does not appear to be excessive will not be disturbed on appeal merely because the jury have assessed Che plaintiff\u2019s damages at the highest amount justifiable under the evidence.\nAction to recover damages occasioned by hogs breaking into plaintiff\u2019s close. Appeal from the Circuit .Court of Edgar County; the Hon. Henry Van Sellar, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the May term, 1903.\nAffirmed.\nOpinion filed October 12, 1903.\nVan Sellar & Shepherd, for appellant.\nJ. W. Howell, for appellee."
  },
  "file_name": "0261-01",
  "first_page_order": 279,
  "last_page_order": 279
}