Legal Opinion

Burst v. Wayne

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided June 15, 1852PublishedCited by 14 opinions

This was a motion made to strike the bill of exceptions from the files of this court, for the reason that the bill was signed and sealed, too long after the trial of the cause. The facts of the case are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtTrumbull, J.

This cause was finally disposed of at the September term, 1851, of the Circuit Court of McHenry county, and on the 2d of June, 1852, a bill of exceptions was filed in the cause, purporting to have been signed in open court at the May term, 1852, of the Kane Circuit Court. A motion is now made to strike the bill of exceptions from the record.

The 21st section of the practice act, Rev. St. 416, declares, that “if during the progress of any trial in any civil cause, either party shall allege an exception to the opinion of the court, and reduce the same to writing, it shall be the duty of the…

2Cited by14 opinions

  1. Hake v. StrubelIllinois Supreme Court · 1887
  2. Dougherty v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1886
  3. Haines v. Knowlton Danderine Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1910
  4. Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railway Co. v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1883
  5. Vicksburg & Meridian R. R. v. RagsdaleMississippi Supreme Court · 1875

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