Edwards v. Duling
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Edgar county; the Hon. C. H. Constable, Judge, presiding. Appellee brought suit, for forcible entry and detainer, against appellant, before a justice of the peace of Edgar county. Trial was had on the 26th day of May, 1864, and judgment was rendered against appellant. Appellant appealed to the Circuit Court of Edgar county, and filed an appeal bond with the justice of the peáce, which was accepted and approved by him.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Edgar county; the Hon. C. H. Constable, Judge, presiding. Appellee brought suit, for forcible entry and detainer, against appellant, before a justice of the peace of Edgar county. Trial was had on the 26th day of May, 1864, and judgment was rendered against appellant. Appellant appealed to the Circuit Court of Edgar county, and filed an appeal bond with the justice of the peáce, which was accepted and approved by him. Appellant, neglecting to file a transcript of the case in the office of the clerk of the Circuit Court of Edgar county, and pay the docket fee,…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Breese
The facts, as they appear in the record, are, briefly, these: An appeal was taken by the appellant here, from a judgment rendered against him, by a justice of the peace, in an action of forcible detainer. The appellant did not take the steps required by the statute to have the cause placed on the docket, by paying the docket fee of one dollar, allowed by the act approved January 15, 1863. On the fourth day of the term of the Circuit Court, to which the appeal was taken, the appellee filed the transcript from the justice of the peace, paid the docket fee, and had the cause placed on the…
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