Legal Opinion
Coleman v. Keenan
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 28, 1898PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Motion to Dismiss, on a short record. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Richard W. Clifford, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Adams
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is a motion to dismiss the appeal on short record for failure of appellant to file a transcript of the record.
It appears from the short record that the judgment appealed from was rendered January 25th, at the January term, 1898, of the Circuit Court. The first day of the. February term of the court was February 21, 1898. The first day of the present or March term of this court was March 1, 1898. The statute prescribing the time of filing records in this court is section 72 of the Practice Act, and is as follows:
“ Sec. 72.…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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- Richardson v. FordIllinois Supreme Court · 1853
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