City of Evanston v. Dowden

Appellate Court of Illinois

City of Evanston v. Dowden

55 Ill. App. 217, 1894 Ill. App. LEXIS 379

CourtAppellate Court of Illinois

DecidedOctober 15, 1894

StatusPublished

Cited by2 cases

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City of Evanston v. Dowden, 55 Ill. App. 217, 1894 Ill. App. LEXIS 379 (Ill. Ct. App. 1894).

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Opinion

Mr. Justice Gary

delivered the opinion of the Court.

The final entry on the record below in this case is, inter alia, “ The court now here instructs the aforesaid jury to return a verdict of not guilty, whicli is done, to the rendition and entry of which judgment the plaintiff, by its attorney, now here excepts and prays an appeal,” etc.

There is no judgment, not even a verdict. Roff v. Anderson, 43 Ill. App. 575. And from a verdict without judgment, an appeal can not be prosecuted. Reedy Co. v. Pitvowsky, 35 Ill. App. 364.

The appeal is dismissed.

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