Russell v. Klein

Plaintiff, William Russell, appealed from the judgment of the circuit court of Cook County which ordered that a judgment which was entered on September 23, 1966, in favor of plaintiff, and against the defendants, Reuben I. Klein and Yvonne Klein, be deemed satisfied as of December 1, 1967, and from the judgment entered in favor of defendants and against plaintiff in the amount of $24,480. The appellate court reversed (14 Ill. App. 3d 856) and we allowed defendants’ petition for leave to appeal. The appellate court summarized the proceedings in the circuit court as follows: “On September 23,…