Beard v. Baxter

This cause involves the sufficiency of plaintiff in error’s affidavit and showing to open a judgment entered in term time in the circuit court of Sangamon county against him in favor of defendant in error, upon a cognovit under a power of attorney contained in judgment notes and for leave to plead.

Plaintiff in error, immediately upon the entry of said judgment, filed his motion with affidavits, including his own, asking that said judgment be opened and that he have leave to plead in said cause. The affidavits are numerous and some of great length, containing various matters stated upon the…