Gates v. Gilmour
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit.—Trial in the County Court of Cook County, on appeal from a justice of the peace; the Hon. E. B. Gower, Judge, presiding. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff; appeal by defendant. Heard in this court at the March term, 1899.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Sears
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the County Court upon an appeal to that court from a judgment of a justice of the peace. The litigants reside in Chicago. Appellee has brought three suits for the claim in question before justices of the peace. The first two were dismissed. The third was brought before a magistrate having his office in Melrose, some ten miles from Chicago. The defendant (appellant) did not attend the trial there, and a judgment was obtained against her for $40. Upon appeal by her, a verdict and judgment were…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Aneals v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1890
- Chicago City Railway Co. v. McLaughlinIllinois Supreme Court · 1893
- Central Railway Co. v. AllmonIllinois Supreme Court · 1893
- Chase v. DeboltIllinois Supreme Court · 1845
- Presley v. PowersIllinois Supreme Court · 1876
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