Gleneke v. Lesny

Plaintiff, Angeline Gleneke, administrator of the estate of John Tynus, brought an action to confess judgment on a promissory note jointly executed by the defendants Antoinette Lesny and her son, Henry Lesny, payable to the intestate decedent, John Tynus. After the judgment was opened up by affidavit, the cause proceeded to trial and the judgment was confirmed. Defendants appeal on the ground that the trial judge ruled incorrectly in barring one of the defendants from testifying in his own behalf by reason of the provisions of the Dead Man’s Statute, Ill Rev Stats 1967, c 51, § 2. The sole…