Legal Opinion
Lane v. Frake
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided June 14, 1897PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Debt, for a penalty. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Frank Baker, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Waterman
The appeal was properly taken to the Circuit Court. The cause is not, within the meaning of the Constitution of this State, a criminal or quasi criminal case. ■ Webster v. The People, 14 Ill. 365; Wiggins v. City of Chicago, 68 Ill. 372; City of Chicago v. Enright, 27 Ill. App. 559.
This court does not affirm judgments because of a failure on the part of appellees to file briefs.
The statute under which this action is brought is as follows:
“ If any mortgagee or trustee in a deed in the nature of a mortgage * * * knowing the same to be paid, shall not, within one month after the payment of the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Wiggins v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1873
- Webster v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1853
- City of Chicago v. EnrightAppellate Court of Illinois · 1888
3Cited by3 opinions
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- American Nat. Bank of Oklahoma City v. JordenSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1926
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