Legal Opinion

Coughran v. Gutcheus

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided April 15, 1857PublishedCited by 43 opinions

The application in this case was made to J. M. Wilson, Judge, and was denied by him at April term, 1856, of the Common Pleas Com*t. The opinion of the judge recites the material facts of the case.

1Opinion of the CourtSkinner, J.

This was a motion to amend a record.

In September, 1848, Coughran filed in the Cook County Court of Common Pleas his petition against Gates, for a mechanic’s lien upon certain premises, to which Gates appeared and confessed judgment; and the court, ordered execution against the premises in the petition described.

In October, 1848, the court, on application of Gnteheus, who claimed an interest in the premises, opened the judgment and admitted him, by way of interpleader, to defend.

In March, 1850, the court (as the record shows), on motion of Gutcheus, ordered that the cause be stricken from the…

2Cited by43 opinions

  1. Chicago & Alton Railroad v. HarringtonIllinois Supreme Court · 1901
  2. People Ex Rel. Waite v. BristowIllinois Supreme Court · 1945
  3. McCormick v. Wheeler, Mellick & Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1864
  4. Wisconsin Central Railroad v. WieczorekIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
  5. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. WalshIllinois Supreme Court · 1894

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