Peoria Insurance v. Warner
Illinois Supreme Court
This was an action of debt, brought by the appellee against the appellant, upon a judgment record of a judgment recovered by Warner against the appellant, in the County Court' of Milwaukee, in the State of Wisconsin.
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This was an action of debt, brought by the appellee against the appellant, upon a judgment record of a judgment recovered by Warner against the appellant, in the County Court' of Milwaukee, in the State of Wisconsin. A summons was issued from the Superior Court of Chicago, directed to the sheriff of Cook county, in favor of Charles Warner, the appellee, against the appellant, the Peoria Marine and Fire Insurance Company, dated February 13, 1861, returnable to March term, 1861. The sheriff’s return on the summons was as follows : “ Executed the within summons, by leaving a true copy of the…
1Opinion of the CourtBreese, J.
The single question presented by this record arises out of the following facts :
The plaintiffs in error are a corporation established by the laws of this State, at Peoria, in the county of Peoria, to transact the business of marine and fire insurance. Its principal officers reside at Peoria, where it has its principal place of business; and it has also an office in the city of Chicago, in Cook county, and an agent residing there to attend to its business.
The action was brought in the Superior Court of Chicago, by the defendant, who is a resident of Milwaukee, in the State of Wisconsin, on the…
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