Kelly v. Fahrney
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District ;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Thomas G. Windes, Judge, presiding.
1Judgment of the CourtJustice Dunn
In this case.two briefs have been filed on behalf of the appellees by different counsel,—one of 447 pages and the other of 314 pages, making a total of 761 pages. The appellants, having filed a brief of only 478 pages, have entered their motion to compel the appellees to elect on which of their briefs they will rely, and that the brief not selected shall be stricken from the files.
An examination of all the briefs which have been filed in the case shows that all are in violation of the rules and practice of the court. No party is allowed to file two briefs in a case. Litigants may employ as…
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