Legal Opinion

Railton v. People

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided June 22, 1899PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Creditor’s Bill.—Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Farlin Q. Ball, Judge, presiding. Statement.—A creditor’s bill was filed on January 7, 1898, by parties not here concerned, against one Ellinger, judgment debtor, which was afterward amended to make appellant a party defendant, and by which the property here involved was sought to be subjected to the satisfaction of the judgment against Ellinger.

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Creditor’s Bill.—Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Farlin Q. Ball, Judge, presiding. Statement.—A creditor’s bill was filed on January 7, 1898, by parties not here concerned, against one Ellinger, judgment debtor, which was afterward amended to make appellant a party defendant, and by which the property here involved was sought to be subjected to the satisfaction of the judgment against Ellinger. It was alleged that the property had been conveyed by Ellinger to appellant without any consideration, and that it was equitably the property of Ellinger, the judgment debtor.…

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sears

The only question raised by the briefs of counsel for appellant is as to the jurisdiction of the Superibr Court to empower that court to enter and enforce the order of April 22, 1898. All other assignments of error are abandoned by the limitation of the briefs filed.

It is urged in effect that because .the appellant was only served with process on April 22, 1898, and the return term of court, at which she was obliged to appear and defend, had not yet arrived when the order of April 22, 1898, was entered, therefore that order was entered by the court when it had no jurisdictional power to…

2Cited by7 opinions

  1. McDougall Co. v. WoodsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1928
  2. Lincoln Trust & Savings Bank v. NelsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1931
  3. Nartzik v. EhmanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1914
  4. Friedman v. PeeklerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1929
  5. Love v. LoveAppellate Court of Illinois · 1908

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