Central Trust Co. v. Loeff
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. Wells Mi Cook, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the March term, 1918. Certiorari denied by Supreme Court (making opinion final).
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice O’Connor
delivered the opinion of the court.
Plaintiff brought suit to recover $1,514.49 against the defendant in the Municipal Court of Chicago on two promissory notes. The suit was commenced October 10, 1917, and at that time a summons was issued returnable on Monday, October 15, 1917. The defendant was served on the 11th, and on October 15th he filed a special appearance and moved the court to quash the summons and dismiss the suit. The motion was overruled, the special appearance stricken, and the defendant was ordered to file an affidavit of merits, which was not…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Webster v. FrenchIllinois Supreme Court · 1850
- Richardson v. FordIllinois Supreme Court · 1853
- Richter v. Chicago & Erie RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1916
- People ex rel. Stuckart v. SnowIllinois Supreme Court · 1917
- Coleman v. KeenanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1898
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