Case ID: ill-app_95/html/0161-01.html
Source: Caselaw Access Project
Author: {"author": "Mr. Presiding Justice Creighton", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

Francis McCabe v. A. T. Grenewalt.
    1. Appellate CouRt Practice— Trivial Errors. — Where it is apparent from an examination of the whole record that substantial justice has been done, the Appellate Court will not reverse a judgment of a trial court on account of technical or trivial errors.
    Assumpsit, for wages. Appeal from the Circuit Court of St. Clair County; the Hon. Silas Cook, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the August term, 1900.
    Affirmed.
    Opinion filed March 11, 1901.
    B. H. Canby, attorney for appellant.
    James O. Miller, attorney for appellee.
   Mr. Presiding Justice Creighton

delivered the opinion of the court.

This was a suit by appellee against appellant, commenced before a justice of the peace of St. Clair county, to recover for wages. The case was tried in the justice court and judgment rendered in favor of appellee for $6.50. From this judgment appellant appealed to the Circuit Court, where a trial was had by jury resulting in a verdict and judgment in favor of appellee for $6.50, the same amount as the justice of the peace judgment. Appellant now brings the case to this court, and urges as grounds for reversal, that the court gave an improper instruction on behalf of appellee and that there is not sufficient evidence to warrant the verdict. We find that there is sufficient evidence to warrant and support the verdict, and it is apparent to us from an examination of the whole record that substantial justice has been done. In such case Appellate Courts will not reverse a judgment of a trial court on account of technical or trivial errors.

The judgment of the Circuit Court is affirmed.