Griffin v. Billberry

Plaintiff filed a small claims action for property damage arising from an automobile accident. The body of the complaint was in the following (printed except as italicized) form:

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I, the undersigned, claim that the defendant is indebted to the plaintiff in the sum of $793.56 for property damages arising from an automobile accident on January 20, 1968, and that the plaintiff has demanded payment of said sum; that the defendant refused to pay the same and no part thereof has been paid; that the defendant resides at 2116 Magnolia Street, Rockford, Illinois Phone No. -; that the plaintiff…