Handel v. Curry

On March-24, 1927, in the municipal court of Chicago, in an action of contract, William Handel, plaintiff, obtained a judgment by confession on a promissory note for $500, signed by the defendants and made payable to the order of S. L. Freeman and by the latter indorsed and delivered to the plaintiff for value received and before maturity. On March 5, 1928, the defendants moved the court to vacate the judgment by confession and filed in support of said motion certain affidavits, and on March 23, 1928, the court, over the objection of the plaintiff,' entered an order staying execution and…