Legal Opinion

Press v. Ridgway Refrigerator Manufacturing Co.

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided October 23, 1890Published

In error to the County Court of Cook County; the Hon. Richard Prendergast, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtGary, J.

The plaintiff in error, defendant below, was summoned more than ten days before the October term, 1888, of the County Court. Ho declaration was filed until during the Hovember term. At the February term, 1889, the plaintiff in error not having appeared in the suit, judgment by default was entered against him.

This was error. Ho declaration having been filed ten days before the Hovember term, the right to pursue the defendant in that' action was gone, unless the defendant should waive the objection. Sec. 17, Practice Act; Pratt v. Grimes, 35 Ill. 164; Moody v. Thomas, 79 Ill. 274.

The judgment…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Pratt v. GrimesIllinois Supreme Court · 1864
  2. Moody v. ThomasIllinois Supreme Court · 1875

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