Riely v. Barton

These five cases are brought here on writ of error to Kankakee county, and are all so nearly alike in the questions involved that they may be considered together. They all involved the validity of certain attachment proceedings begun in each of the cases in Kankakee county, and prosecuted to judgment against each of several plaintiffs in error.

The abstract of the record in each case is so brief and imperfect that we get a very imperfect knowledge of the proceedings had in the court below. Indeed, the abstracts are little more than an index to the record. We might be well justified in…