Smidt v. Dubois , 190 Ill. App. 563 ( 1914 )

Mr. Justice Scholfield

delivered the opinion of the court.

3. Tbial, § 71^*—discretion of court in permitting a witness to testify after violation of rule excluded witnesses. Action of trial court in refusing to allow a witness to testify after he violated a rule excluding witnesses from the court, held not an abuse of discretion. 4. Appeal and ebbob, § 1491*—when exclusion of-testimony harmless. Refusal to permit a witness to testify, held not reversible error where his offered testimony was in regard to a written schedule, and the schedule itself was the best evidence, and the failure to produce the schedule was unaccounted for. 5. Appeal and ebbob, § 1512*-—when improper remarks of court harmless. Remarks of court in refusing defendant to be represented by additional counsel in the case at the close of the examination of the jury, held not reversible error. 6. Appeal and ebbob, § 1500*—when limiting number of counsel harmless. Action of court at the close of examination of the jury in refusing to permit defendant to have other counsel appear for him in the case, held not reversible error, where it appeared that the person proposed as additional counsel thereafter took part in the trial and that defendant was ably represented by other counsel. 7. Account, action on, § 2*—sufficiency of instructions. Instructions singling out plaintiff’s book account and prominently calling the attention of the jury thereto, held bad. 8. Account, action on, § 2*—sufficiency of instruction. In an action to recover a sum claimed to be due on open account, an instruction eliminating the question of payment as a defense from the consideration of the jury, held bad. 9. Account, action on, § 2*—sufficiency of instruction. In a suit on an open account, an instruction held bad for the reason that it took away from the defendant the benefit of all circumstances proven which' would indicate payment. 10. Instbuctions, § 7*—when should be accurate. Where the evidence is in direct conflict, the jury should be accurately instructed as to the law.