Ball v. Miller
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of DeKalb County; the Hon. T. D. Murphy, Judge, presiding
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lawrence
This is a writ of error prosecuted on a judgment by confession. The power of attorney was in all respects formal and sufficient, and upon computation we do not find that the judgment was confessed for a larger sum than was authorized by the power, or that the attorney in fact in any way went beyond his authority. There was no error in his including the twenty dollars attorney’s fees in the judgment. He was authorized to do so by the power.
It is urged that the execution of the power of attorney was
not duly proven, the confession being in vacation. But an affidavit was filed with the power…
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