Legal Opinion

Stout v. Slattery

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided December 15, 1850PublishedCited by 4 opinions

The Circuit Court of Adams county, Minshall, Judge, presiding, at May term, 1849, upon motion of the appellee, quashed the certiorari issued on behalf of the appellant. The facts- of the ease-are fully stated in the opinion of the Court,

1Opinion of the CourtTreat, C. J.

Slattery sued out an attachment against Stout, from a justice of the peace. There was service on a garnishee, and a publication of notice to the defendant. On the 5th of February, 1849, a judgment was entered against the defendant, for $94 62, and, on the 12th of the same month, a judgment was entered against the garnishee in the same amount. On the 16th of March, 1849, the defendant obtained an order for a certiorari, and filed the same, and an appeal bond, in the Circuit Court. He stated, in his petition for the certiorari, that, by reason of absence from the State, he had no actual…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Irving v. BrownellIllinois Supreme Court · 1849

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. City of Rockford v. MowerIllinois Supreme Court · 1913
  2. Logan County v. TrimmSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1893
  3. Hertig v. People ex rel. KocherspergerIllinois Supreme Court · 1896
  4. Thielmann v. BurgIllinois Supreme Court · 1874

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