Case Name: Henry Eggers v. Seth F. Hanchett, for use, etc.
Court: Illinois Appellate Court
Jurisdiction: Illinois
Decision Date: 1888-12-07
Citations: 27 Ill. App. 429
Docket Number: 
Parties: Henry Eggers v. Seth F. Hanchett, for use, etc.
Judges: 
Reporter: Illinois Appellate Court Reports
Volume: 27
Pages: 429–430

Head Matter:
Henry Eggers v. Seth F. Hanchett, for use, etc.
Replevin — Action on Bond — Damages—Whether Excessive. ■
In an action on a replevin bond, this court affirms the judgment of the court below, the evidence as to value being conflicting and the jury having been properly instructed.
[Opinion filed December 7, 1888.]
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Richard W. Clifford, J udge, presiding.
Mr. A. B. Baldwin, for appellant.
Mr. O. M. Hardy, for appellee.

Opinion:
Gary, J.
Debt on replevin bond. The only complaint here is that the damages awarded by the jury were excessive, and the court erred in not granting a new trial, asked for that reason.
The property consisted of a multitude of articles of household furniture, in various stages of " wear and tear," and it is impossible for the court, by any review of the testimony, intelligently to fix a value upon it. The jury were correctly instructed that "market value" was the rule, yet it is quite probable they deemed that inadequate compensation to a householder wrongfully deprived of her furniture.
There was conflicting evidence as to the value, and the verdict of the jury is, under ordinary circumstances, conclusive.
Judgment affirmed.