Williams v. Morris
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ or Error to the Appellate Court for the Third District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Macon county; the Hon. William C. Johns, Judge, presiding. This was an action on the case commenced in the circuit court of Macon county by the defendant in error to recover damages for a personal injury.
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Writ or Error to the Appellate Court for the Third District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Macon county; the Hon. William C. Johns, Judge, presiding. This was an action on the case commenced in the circuit court of Macon county by the defendant in error to recover damages for a personal injury. The action was commenced against Morris & Co., a corporation, (hereinafter called the corporation,) Nelson Morris, Ira Morris and Edward Morris, partners doing business under the firm name of Nelson Morris & Co., (hereinafter called the partnership,) and one Hal W. Pyburn, the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hand
After the jury returned a verdict in favor of Pyburn and the defendant in error had dismissed as to the corporation, both of whom had been served with process in Macon county, Nelson Morris, Ira Morris and Edward Morris, who composed the partnership and all of whom resided in and had been served with process in Cook county, asked leave to withdraw their plea of not guilty and that they be allowed to file a plea in abatement to the jurisdiction of the court on the ground that they were not residents of Macon county and had not been served in that county. The court overruled their motion, and…
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