Case Name: Ira G. Mosher v. David Scofield
Court: Illinois Appellate Court
Jurisdiction: Illinois
Decision Date: 1894-11-12
Citations: 55 Ill. App. 271
Docket Number: 
Parties: Ira G. Mosher v. David Scofield.
Judges: 
Reporter: Illinois Appellate Court Reports
Volume: 55
Pages: 271–274

Head Matter:
Ira G. Mosher v. David Scofield.
1. Bills of Exception .—Improper Forma—“ Here Insert,” etc.—A bill of exceptions in which documentary evidence, instructions, and motion for a new trial are referred to in such language as “here insert,” etc., etc., is insufficient.
2. Practice—Courts of Review Act upon the Record,of the Court Beloiv.—In the trial courts, evidence is admitted and facts are established; parties may stipulate as they please as to facts; may agree to use copies instead of originals; for the parties are bringing before the court that which may become a part of the record. The Appellate Court is not a nisi prius court; it is vested with appellate jurisdiction only, and can not render binding judgments upon the stipulations of parties as to what the evidence was in the court below; it acts only upon the record of the court from which the appeal is taken.
3. Same—Province of the Appellate Court.—'The Appellate Courtpasses upon the alleged errors of the courts below, which errors must be shown by their records, and can not be made tp appear by stipulation of the parties.
Memorandum.—Assumpsit. In the Circuit Court of Cook County; on appeal from a justice of the peace; the Hon. Frank Baker, Judge, presiding. Trial by jury, verdict and judgment for plaintiff; appeal by defendant. Heard in this court at the October term, 1894, and affirmed.
Opinion filed November 12, 1894.
Levi Spbague, attorney for appellant.
M. D. Flaherty, attorney for appellee.

Opinion:
Mr. Justice Gary
delivered the opinion of the Court.
The bill of exceptions in this record fills pages 21 to 47 inclusive.
In that bill when documentary evidence, instructions and motion for new trial are referred to, the language is, " here insert lease;" " here insert instructions for the plaintiff;" "here insert instructions given for the defendant;" "here insert refused instructions;" " here insert reasons filed."
None of the writings are in the bill itself, but copied by the clerk, are, before the bill, what may have been the " reasons," and after the bill, what may have been the other papers.
On such a record we can only affirm the judgment. Legnard v. Rhodes, 51 Ill. App. 477, and a multitude of cases which can -be found by tracing back from that.