Appellate Court of Illinois, 1913

McDonald v. Modine

Appellate Court of Illinois · Decided October 15, 1913 · Baume

182 Ill. App. 429; 1913 Ill. App. LEXIS 472

Opinion of the Court

Mr. Justice Baume

delivered the opinion of the court.

3. Damages, § 207*—when instruction is not erroneous. An instruction as to damages stating that the jury may estimate same from the evidence in connection with their own knowledge and experience is not necessarily erroneous; especially where the record does not show the elements of damages as claimed in the declaration, the defendant having contended that there was no evidence in support of certain elements.

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