Appellate Court of Illinois, 1917

Hayden v. Miller

Hayden v. Miller
Appellate Court of Illinois · Decided April 19, 1917 · Niehaus
205 Ill. App. 147

Hayden v. Miller

Opinion of the Court

Mr. Presiding Justice Niehaus

delivered the opinion of the court.

3. Evidence, § 475*—what constitutes preponderance of. It does not follow as a matter of law that because two witnesses testify diametrically opposite each other concerning a matter in dispute that there is no preponderance of the evidence, but the preponderance is established when it is legally ascertained which of the two witnesses testified to the, truth. 4. Instbuctions, § 50*—when instruction on credibility of witnesses n<Jt erroneous. In an action to recover borrowed money, where the testimony of plaintiff and defendant as to the payment of various items was diametrically opposite, held that an instruction concerning the credibility of witnesses and the testimony of parties to the suit, although peculiar in language and not free from criticism, was not erroneous and could not have misled the jury.

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