Ballance v. Fortier
Illinois Supreme Court
Complaint for a forcible entry and detainer, before Thomas Bryant, Esq. a justice of the peace of Peoria County, brought by the plaintiff in error against the defendants in error. At the trial before the said justice and a jury, a verdict and judgment were rendered for the complainant. The defendants appealed to the Circuit Court of Peoria County, and at the October term 1846, the Hon. John D. Catón presiding, the complaint, on motion of the defendants, was dismissed.
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Complaint for a forcible entry and detainer, before Thomas Bryant, Esq. a justice of the peace of Peoria County, brought by the plaintiff in error against the defendants in error. At the trial before the said justice and a jury, a verdict and judgment were rendered for the complainant. The defendants appealed to the Circuit Court of Peoria County, and at the October term 1846, the Hon. John D. Catón presiding, the complaint, on motion of the defendants, was dismissed. A copy of the complaint is embodied in the Opinion of the Court.
1Opinion of the Court
The Opinion of the Court was delivered by
Koerner, J.*
This was an action commenced by Charles Ballance, the plaintiff below, under the 43d chapter of the Revised Statutes, providing a remedy in cases of forcible entry and detainer, before a justice of the peace. Verdict and judgment were for plaintiff, and the defendants, Forties and Blumb, appealed to the Circuit Court of Peoria County, where, at the October term 1846, the suit was dismissed on defendants’ motion, for the reason that the complaint filed by the plaintiff was uncertain and insufficient, and showed no cause of action. The…
2Cited by1 opinion
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