Riggin v. Keck

Appellate Court of Illinois

Riggin v. Keck

203 Ill. App. 87

Appellate Court of Illinois·Decided November 13, 1916·Published

Opinion

Mr. Justice Boggs

delivered the opinion of the court.

7. Appeal and ebbob, § 1546*—when giving of instruction assuming facts is harmless error. An instruction which assumes a fact is erroneous, hut where such instruction does not direct a verdict, and the error is not serious when the instruction is considered with other instructions, and the facts assumed arise only incidentally, the giving of such instruction is not reversible error.

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Mr. Justice Boggs

delivered the opinion of the court.

7. Appeal and ebbob, § 1546*—when giving of instruction assuming facts is harmless error. An instruction which assumes a fact is erroneous, hut where such instruction does not direct a verdict, and the error is not serious when the instruction is considered with other instructions, and the facts assumed arise only incidentally, the giving of such instruction is not reversible error.

Riggin v. Keck, 203 Ill. App. 87 (Ill. Ct. App. 1916).

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